JOLLY ROGER: The Story of The Great Age of Piracy by Patrick Pringle 1953

JOLLY ROGER: The Story Of The Great Age Of Piracy
by Patrick Pringle

DESCRIPTION
Format: small cloth board hardcover
Published: Museum Press 1953, 1st edition
Size (mm): 145 w x 220 h x 35 d
Pages: 294
SKU: A4/2402/0365/K547

ABOUT
Fascinating study of the pirates of the 17th and 18th centuries examines the lives and deeds of Henry Morgan, Captain Kidd, Blackbeard, Anne Bonney, and others, finding the lore about these maritime marauders largely overblown.

While history has painted most pirates as "abominable brutes," capable of the worst cruelties, the author of this fascinating study insists that pirates have suffered more than their share of bad press. He notes, for example, that Henry Morgan always carried privateering commissions signed by the governor of Jamaica, and that many pirates bought commissions (and pardons) from governors of the American colonies.

Includes monochrome fine line illustrations.

CONDITION
**No dust jacket - first image for illustrative purposes only.**
Excellent with wear on covers, marks/name on end papers, pages otherwise clean, binding tight. Images depict all need to know detail.

REMARKS
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