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The Republic of Pirates: Being the True and Surprising Story of the Caribbean Pirates and the Man Who Brought Them Down |  | Author: Colin Woodard
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Category: Book
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Rating:  31 reviews
Sales Rank: 164308
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1
Pages: 400
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.4
Dimensions (in): 9 x 5.5 x 1.3
ISBN: 0151013020
Dewey Decimal Number: 910.45
EAN: 9780151013029
Publication Date: May 7, 2007
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In the early eighteenth century a number of the great pirate captains, including Edward "Blackbeard" Teach and "Black Sam" Bellamy, joined forces. This infamous "Flying Gang" was more than simply a thieving band of brothers. Many of its members had come to piracy as a revolt against conditions in the merchant fleet and in the cities and plantations in the Old and New Worlds. Inspired by notions of self-government, they established a crude but distinctive form of democracy in the Bahamas, carving out their own zone of freedom in which indentured servants were released and leaders chosen or deposed by a vote. They were ultimately overcome by their archnemesis, Captain Woodes Rogers—a merchant fleet owner and former privateer—and the brief though glorious moment of the Republic of Pirates came to an end. In this unique and fascinating book, Colin Woodard brings to life this virtually unexplored chapter in the Golden Age of Piracy.
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Showing reviews 1-5 of 31
 A Golden Age of Pirate Scholarship May 11, 2010
Maxtone Witherball
The past few years have brought us a number of excellent books about piracy and pirates in the 17th and 18th centuries, including Richard Zacks' The Pirate Hunter and Richard Sanders' If a Pirate I Must Be....
Colin Woodard's The Republic of Pirates stands tall with such contemporaries. It is a copiously researched and well-written history of the Caribbean pirates of the first quarter of the 18th century, with a focus on Sam Bellamy, Edward Thatch (a.k.a. Blackbeard), and Charles Vane. Woodard's account is very detailed, so the narrative can slow down here and there, but by and large, the book is highly engrossing. I would recommend it without hesitation to anyone with even a minimal interest in the subject.
I've taken off a star really only because the subtitle is a bit misleading (as the book itself explains in great thoroughness, the "Man" in question, Woodes Rogers, was only one of several forces which undid the pirate republic).
republic of pirates January 9, 2010
Thomas G. Mcclure
I gave it as a gift so I haven't read the whole thing. I heard it reviewed on NPR. Quick delivery, good shape. Interesting subject.
Great read! December 6, 2009
E. G. Trask (Auburn, ME USA)
Very informative and at the same time enjoyable. A well constructed story that made the period come alive.
 Republic of Pirates - A good read September 11, 2009
Kathryn DeMarco (Houston, TX)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
The author did research and endeavored to find out as much as he could about the famous and infamous pirates, their background, life styles and descriptions of the places they lived as well as the many types of ships of that period. The book gives good descriptions of what it was like to be a sailor on a pirate ship and surprisingly how most men were not volunteers. It's an interesting history lesson in many ways but never boring and sometimes amusing. I was interested in a particular pivateer turned pirate named Ashworth but there wasn't any information on his eventual fate or last known residence.
The accounts of Blackbeard and the other famous pirates were good and even the two women pirates one well known and the other not at all.
I enjoyed the book very much. HIghly recommended.
The Republic of Pirates July 7, 2009
Kyle M. Hemmert (Havertown, PA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This was a great book. Its got everything a pirate lover needs: Blackbeard, "Black Sam" Bellamy, The Queen Anne's Revenge, rum, shipwrecks, and true life adventure and plunder.
This book focuses on a hide out in the Bahamas used pirates during the Golden Age of Piracy (1715-1725) which eventually turned into a sort of revolutionary republic. Eventually the pirates basically owned the Caribbean and the Eastern Seabord of America, grinding merchant shipping to a halt.
It also explains how pirates were viewed as heroes to common people because they stood for everything which was opposite from the absolute authoritative practices of the 18th century. They were especially heroic to sailors at the time because if you sailed with a British Navy or a merchant ship you would be severely beat for minor infractions and always cheated out of your pay (pirate ships were run democratically and all plunder was equally shared). The pirates also freed slaves from slave ships and welcomed them to their crew.
This was a great book which I highly recommend to anyone who likes pirates or just a good, easy, and exciting read.
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