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Real History of Pirates volume 5
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Acquiring loot in one form or another was, and still is, a key part of pirate life. But very few would ever hit it big or try to bury their treasure on a deserted island. Explore the business aspect of piracy--incentive pay, expenses, and insurance--the few aspects of life pirates could control. Piracy was a "no prey, no pay" system, and the risk of no pay was very real.
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Real History of Pirates volume 3
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In the 16th century, the Spanish had the largest European presence in the Caribbean. Learn how that power hold was broken and which nationalities joined in the subsequent piratical free-for-all. How do we know what happened there? Discover the historical importance of Alexander Exquemelin's Buccaneers of America and A General History of the Pyrates by "Captain Charles Johnson."
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Real History of Pirates volume 8
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The privateers and pirates at the time of England's Queen Elizabeth I--known in Spain as "The Pirate Queen"--thrived because they could fairly easily find merchants with whom to trade and politicians to protect them. Discover the individual histories of the most famous, ambitious, and wealthiest of the Sea Dogs--John Hawkins, Sir Francis Drake, and Sir Walter Ralegh.
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Real History of Pirates volume 19
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Although almost all pirate captains and admirals were men, there were a few female authority figures in the world of piracy--most notably Queen Elizabeth I of England. Dig into the backstories of other "pirate queens" including Ingela Gathenhielm; Grace O'Malley; Sayyida al-Hurra; and Cheng I Sao, who commanded tens of thousands of pirates in her fleet of 400 ships.