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  1. Way of the Pirate: A Biographical Directory of Pirates, Buccaneers and Privateers by Robert Downie, 2006-02-25
  2. Pirates!: Brigands, Buccaneers, And Privateers In Fact, Fiction, And Legend by Jan Rogozinski, 1996-08-21
  3. BIBLIOTHECA NAUTICA Part IV, No. 654, 1938, Books, Prints and Manuscripts Relating to Naval battles and the Science of naval Warfare Shipbuilding and the Art of Navigation, Pirates, Buccaneers, and Privateers, Shipwrecks and Disasters at Sea by Maggs Bros. Ltd., 1938
  4. The Sea Rovers: Pirates, Privateers, and Buccaneers by Albert Marrin, 1984-04-01
  5. Scourge of the Seas: Buccaneers, Pirates & Privateers (General Military) by Angus Konstam, 2007-03-27
  6. Buccaneers of the Pacific - Of the Bold English Buccaneers, Pirates, Privateers & Gentleman Adventurers... by George Wycherley, 1928
  7. Pirates of the Caribbean: Buccaneers, Privateers and Freebooters 1493-1720 by Cruz Apestegui, 2002-08-30
  8. Pirates of the Caribbean - Buccaneers, Privateers, Freebooters and Filibusters 1493 - 1720 by Cruz Apestegui, 2002-01-01
  9. Marauders of the Sea, Being a Compilation of Stories Both Historical & Fictional of Various Exploits of the Most Notorious Corsairs, Buccaneers, Pirates, Mutineers, Privateers, Marooners
  10. THE BOOK OF PIRATES: BUCCANEERS, CORSAIRS, PRIVATEERS FREEBOOTERS, & ALL SEA ROVERS by BRIAN INNES, 1966
  11. BIBLIOTHECA NAUTICA Part III, No. 585, 1933, Books, Prints and Manuscripts Relating to Naval battles and the Science of naval Warfare Shipbuilding and the Art of Navigation, Pirates, Buccaneers, and Privateers, Shipwrecks and Disasters at Sea by Maggs Bros. Ltd., 1933-01-01
  12. Buccaneers of the Pacific: Of the Bold English Buccaneers, Pirates, Privateers & Gentleman Adventurers, Who Sailed in Peril Through the Stormy Straits of Pierced the Isthmus Jungle.
  13. MARAUDERS OF THE SEA BEING A COMPILATION OF STORIES BOTH HISTORICAL AND FICTIONAL OF VARIOUS EXPLOITS OF THE MOST NOTORIOUS CORFAIRS, BUCCANEERS, PIRATES, MUTINEERS, PRIVATEERS, MAROONERS & C.
  14. Pirates and Privateers Out of Bristol: A History of Buccaneers and Sea Rovers by Ken Griffiths, Mark Steeds, 2010-02-20

1. Pirates, Privateers, And Buccaneers Theme Page
The primary focus of the Community Learning Network (CLN) is to help K12 teachers integrate Information Technology into their classrooms. This CLN menu page provides links to Social Studies curricular resources and instructional materials (lesson
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Pirates, Privateers, and Buccaneers Theme Page This "Theme Page" has links to two types of resources related to the study of pirates, privateers, and buccaneers. Students and teachers will find curricular resources (information, content...) to help them learn about this topic. In addition, there are also links to instructional materials (lesson plans) which will help teachers provide instruction in this theme. Please read our
[The] Barbary Treaties
Text of a treaty signed between the Bey of Tunis and the United States in 1799 intended to control the Barbary pirates.
Beej's Pirate Image Archive
[The] Canadian Privateering Homepage
"In Canada's past privateers were an accepted and respected way of waging war, and often the only means of defence for isolated Canadian communities. " Dan Conlin wrote a Master's Thesis on Privateering in Canada with a special interest in Nova Scotia events. His web site offers a FAQ section, a searchable database of Canadians involved in privateering, and a list of Canadian privateering ships.
Captain Scharf's Pirate Project
An example of what can be done with a web quest project. Some of the links were dead when the site was reviewed, but the concept is generalizable.

2. Legends - Pirates And Privateers
Cindy Vallar at Suite101 furnishes several articles that explore piracy on the high seas from a historical perspective. Search. Within pirates and privateers. History and Politics 1 Nov 2002. The buccaneers. The original buccaneers were hunters who lived on Hispaniola in the Caribbean.
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Pirates Privateers
Sources Blackbeard Drake T he romantic pirates , buccaneers, and privateers we grew up on may bear little resemblance to the reality, yet the myth that was born of Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island remains compelling. Here is a guide to both facts and fiction on the net:
Facts
Treasures of the Pirate Ship Whydah in Provincetown, Massachusetts is a public display of artifacts from the first pirate ship ever salvaged. Commanded by pirate captain Samuel Bellamy, the Whydah sank off the coast of Massachusetts in 1717. The site includes a reprint of an article from the New York Times on the excavations. New URL. The Lives of Mary Read and Anne Bonny , the most notorious female pirates, from A General History of the Pirates (which is not be Daniel Defoe). (1681), at the Connecticut River Museum site. New URL. The New England Pirate Museum site includes educational materials for various grade levels. New URL. Beej's Pirate Image Archive includes maps, documents, and public domain portraits.
Fiction
Peter Pan pr Peter and Wendy an electronic version created by comparison of various editions determined by age to be in the Public Domain in the United States, at the University of Riverside Bookserver.

3. PIRATES
Brief information on pirates, buccaneers and privateers includes information on a few famous pirates. Some artwork and graphics.
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United States Virgin Islands and the Caribbean Pirates. United States Virgin Islands History. The Caribbean secrets. Visit the Caribbean Shopping Mall and get a Free gift from the Virgin Islands. Order the Virgin Islands Video Tape.
Of The Caribbean Throughout history pirates have terrorized the world's seas. The 1600's and early 1700's were known as the Golden Age of Piracy.
Ships loaded with goods such as gold, tobacco, silks and spices, would be sailing back to Europe. Pirates could not resist the temptation to rob these ships.
True Pirates True pirates stole from anyone. They were criminals and if caught, faced certain death. Most British pirates were hanged. Their bodies were then chained by the River Thames as a warning.
Buccaneers During the 1600's, a group of runaway men (slaves), criminals and refugees were living in the Caribbean. Mainly Dutch, English and French, they hated the Spanish, who ruled much of the Caribbean at that time. They enjoyed attacking the Spanish ships and did so whenever they could. The most clever cutthroat of all, this buccaneer Capt. Henry Morgan who would pilfer his own men. Morgan was born about 1635 in Glamorganshire Wales. History has it that Morgan was the nephew of Colonel Edward Morgan who looted and captured St. Euststius and Saba Island. These two islands are just south of the US Virgin Islands and west of St. Martin. Both islands are small.

4. Blackbeard The Pirate. Pirates, Buccaneers, Privateers & Swashbuckers. Castlebou
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Blackbeard served in Queen Anne's War, which lasted from 1702-1713. In the latter stages of the war he served as a privateer, sailing out of Kingston, Jamaica to prey on French ships for Britain.
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ALSO VISIT Trina's Emerald Isle England was an officer on a Jamaican sloop which was captured by Christopher Winter, after which he joined the pirates. Leaving behind a cargo worth £75,000, Macrae fled to the shore. The Cassandra had 37 casualties while England's force had lost more than 90. After 10 days of hiding, Macrae went aboard the Victory hoping for mercy. Taylor wanted to kill him but England wanted to spare his life. England was able to persuade Taylor after several drinks of rum. Macrae was given the badly damaged Fancy. To sail back to the navigation page click on the ship. The "Kingdom of Jubilee" V'le's: Sir William's Castle Gabriel Byrne V'le's Ireland Marie Antoinette ... Blue Ribbon Recipes Trina's: "Emerald Isle" "Castlebound Enterprises" Sue's: Ultimate Great Health Cookbook Letters From Santa Custom Christmas Cards Polite Subtle Hints This site is brought to by the Kingdom of Jubilee

6. Walter Kennedy. Pirates, Buccaneers, Privateers & Swashbucklers. Castlebound Ent
colorful picture these gruesome characters add to the world's history! Of pirates, buccaneers . privateers and Corsairs!
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7. Buccaneers, Privateers And Pirates - Blue Lagoon - The Pirate Bar. Exotic Bar -
They are called buccaneers, privateers and pirates. Depending on the source theycan all mean the same. Typically however they are categorized as such.
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What a Pirate is? The Flag The life of a Pirate Blackbeard ... Anne Bonny What being a privateer, pirate, or buccaneer really means! There are several terms that one hears when discussing piracy. They are called buccaneers, privateers and pirates. Depending on the source they can all mean the same. Typically however they are categorized as such. A privateer was a ship under papers to a government or a company to perform specific tasks. The men who sailed on a privateer were also called privateers. The papers were usually referred to as a Marque of Letters. Some times these letters would give the captain to act in the behalf of a certain company or government to obtain slaves or perhaps bread fruit trees. Often the limits of the Marque were vague, leaving it up to the captain and crew to determine what they could take. Sometimes the privateers ignored the Marque and just did what they bloody well pleased. During times of war, some governments would commission privateers to seek out and attack the ships of hostile nations. This was especially true of England in this case, the Privateers would sail "on the account". That is they would loot, pillage, and plunder England's enemies for King and Country. For their efforts the Captain and crew would receive a portion of the plunder, between 1/5 and 1/2 the rest going to the crown. In return the Captain and crew had safe harbor and was protected by England. Henry Morgan was a privateer.

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pirates, buccaneers privateers An English Graphical Bibliography
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An English Graphical Bibliography AUTHORS K
  • Karraker, Cyrus H. Piracy was a Business NH, Smith 1953 Karig, Walter. DON'T TREAD ON ME: A Novel of the Historic Exploits, Military and Gallant, of Commodore John Paul Jones, Founder of the United States Navy Rinehart, 1954 Katele, Irene Birute. Captains and corsairs : Venice and piracy, 1261-1381 Thesis (Ph. D.)University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1986 Kauffman,`Reginal Wright, Barbary Ho – A Story of the Barbary Pirates McKay, 1929, Keating, L. Clark and Moraud, Marcel I. Lafitte. New York : American Book Co., 1958 Kelsey, D.M Wild Heroes of the Seas. The Lives and Thrilling Exploits of the Pirates, Buccaneers, Marooners, Corsairs, Sea-Rovers, Mutineers, Filibusters, Ocean-Robbers, and other Freebooters, Daring Rogues and Plunderers of the Seas Over the Whole World, The Monarchs of the Black Flag: Captain Kidd, Blackbeard, Drake, Hawkins, Brasiliano, Lolonnois the Cruel, Montbars, Roberts, Morgan the King of Buccaneers, Avery, Walker the Filibuster, Lafitte, Davis, Tew, La Basque, Mary Read and Anne Bonny, the Female Pirates, the Algerine, Mohammedan, Malay and Chinese Pirates, and Many Others . London, Buckland Publishing Co., 1892.
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    pirates, buccaneers privateers An English Graphical Bibliography. - DIME NOVELS,PENNY DREADFULS and PULPS-. History of pirates of all Nations - 72 issues.
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    pirates, buccaneers privateers An English Graphical Bibliography
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    An English Graphical Bibliography - BLACKBEARD -
  • Allen, Glenn W. Blackbeard. W. Glenn Allen, Jr., 1967 Barker, Benjamin. Blackbeard; or, The pirate of the Roanoke Boston: F. Gleason, 1847 [Blackbeard]. Blackbeard a page from the colonial history of Philadelphia ... New York, Harper, 1835 [Blackbeard]. Blackbeard the Pirate. London, H. Mathews, 1885 [Blackbeard]. Blackbeard : his adventures ended in North Carolina : his likely flagship lies off our coast. Raleigh, N.C. : N.C. Dept. of Cultural Resources Public Affairs Office, 1998 [Broadside]. Williamsburg, Press of the Virginia Gazette, 1948 Christie, Henry Christopher Blackbeard; or The pirates of the isles,
    a romance of the Bahamas.
    London, The Press Printers, 1920 Day, Jean, Blackbeard, Terror of theSeas NC, Golden Age Press, 1997 Douglas, Marjory Stoneman. Through blood to gold : Edward Teach, the pirate called Blackbeard. Federal Writers' Project, Miami, Florida,1938 Harris, A. M. Pirate Tales from the Law L-B, 1923 [Tales of Capt Kidd, John Gow, Blackbeard, John Quelch, et al.]
  • 11. Pirates, Buccaneers & Privateers - An English Graphical Bibliography
    pirates, buccaneers privateers An English Graphical Bibliography. - PULPS-.Miscellaneous Paperbacks Beater, Jack and Roberts, Maclennon. Sea Avengers.
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  • Beater, Jack and Roberts, Maclennon. Sea Avengers Dell Publishing Inc., 1957 Bracco, Edgar Jean.
  • 12. Pirates & Buccaneers
    An alphbetical list of pirates, privateers, and buccaneers. Some of the names are links to more information.
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    13. MostNotedPirates
    The Most Noted pirates, buccaneers, Corsairs privateers. pirates Listby Name. privateers List by Name (empty yet) Return to Seven Oceans
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    14. Books On Pirates, Privateers And Buccaneers
    pirates. Books on buccaneers and privateers.
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    Best Sellers Scale Models Scale Model Ships Bold in Her Breeches : Women Pirates Across the Ages by Jo Stanley (Editor) Paperback - 304 pages Pbk Ed edition (January 1999) Rivers Oram Pr; ISBN: 0044409702 Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea : Merchant Seamen, Pirates, and the Anglo-American Maritime World, 1700-1750 by Marcus Rediker Paperback Reissue edition (September 1993) Cambridge Univ Pr (Trd); ISBN: 0521457203 Blackbeard and Other Pirates of the Atlantic Coast by Nancy Roberts Hardcover - 204 pages (April 1993) John F Blair Pub; ISBN: 0895870983 Blackbeard the Pirate : A Reappraisal of His Life and Times by Robert Earl Lee Paperback - 264 pages (January 1990) John F Blair Pub; ISBN: 0895870320 The History of Pirates by Angus Konstam, David Cordingly Paperback - 192 pages (April 2002) The Lyons Press; ISBN: 1585745162

    15. Rambles: Pirates, Privateers, Buccaneers & Swashbucklers
    what's new music books movies folkways links enquiries mail, pirates, privateers,buccaneers swashbucklers Pirate Movies. Cutthroat Island. Deep Rising.
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    16. David Cordingly, Under The Black Flag
    He describes the differences between pirates, buccaneers and privateers, explorestheir primary areas of operation upon the Caribbean, Mediterranean and North
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    The modern perspective on piracy has been set in stone by works of film and fiction which have followed in the footsteps of early literary characters like Long John Silver of Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island and Captain Hook of J.M. Barrie's Peter Pan . Masterworks though these novels may be, they didn't paint an exact portrait of piracy and yet it is the image which has captured and thrilled many modern audiences with its unquestionable swashbuckling glory. David Cordingly tries to set the record straight in Under the Black Flag: The Romance and the Reality of Life Among the Pirates . To a large degree, he succeeds. Under the Black Flag is an immensely readable book which delves equally into the facts and folklore of piracy throughout the ages. Packed to the gills with names, dates and places, the text never reads like a schoolbook. Overflowing with stories of wild adventure, it still never wanders into the realm of fantasy. Many of the facts will surprise you. Peglegs? True losing a limb was a common hazard of piracy. Parrots and eye patches? Quite often, yes. Cunning maps where "X" marks the hiding place of vast treasures? Not even once. Walking the plank? A rare occurrence at best. Ruthless pirate captains who ruled their ships through force and fear? Rarely surprisingly, most pirate ships were working democracies where captains were elected and unpopular captains were replaced. Cutthroat raids and terror on the high seas? Yes, very much so.

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    Column that explores the history of pirates and privateers from ancient times to the present.Category Society History By Topic Maritime Piracy...... 1 Dec 2002 English privateers an Introduction Know that 1 Nov 2002 The buccaneersThe original buccaneers were hunters Prey and Plunder It Once pirates had a
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    19. Pirates & Privateers: The History Of Maritime Piracy - The Buccaneers
    Cindy Vallar Author Columnist. Pirate FlagPirates and privateers!Pirate Flag. The buccaneers By Cindy Vallar. The original buccaneers
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    The original buccaneers were hunters who lived on the island of Hispaniola in the Caribbean. Their name came from the boucans they used to smoke the meat of wild animals. These tough, lawless men dressed in rawhide and skins and armed themselves with muskets, knives, and on occasion, swords. Eventually, the Spaniards drove them off Hispaniola, which fueled the buccaneers’ hatred of the Spanish. Those who went to Tortuga formed a brotherhood that became known as the Brethren of the Coast. By the 1630s, they were no longer hunters, but seamen. They wore coarse shirts, woolen breeches, and hats, or whatever other clothing they acquired from plundering ships. The common weapons of the buccaneering period included the matchlock musket, flintlock pistol, and hanger. The buccaneers initially used small flyboats or pinnaces to sneak up on larger Spanish vessels. Under cover of darkness, they jammed the ship’s rudder to prevent escape and boarded her before anyone aboard raised the alarm. Expert marksmen, they killed the helmsman and officers. Their barbarous reputation, especially when victims failed to yield, grew until surrender became the norm in hopes that the pirates would spare them. The buccaneers also raided Spanish towns. Their attacks resembled modern commando-style raids: fast, hard-hitting, achieved with surprise. Rather than approach a town from the sea, they landed farther down the coast and attacked from the land.

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    When the Spanish drove the French boucaniers (hunters of wild pigs and cattle who smoked meat on boucans) from Hispaniola, they migrated to an island shaped like a turtle. Named Tortuga by Christopher Columbus , the island also attracted others of equally unsavory character. All of them hated Spain and at times, preyed on Spanish ships using canoes and other small vessels. Eventually, these pirates became known as buccaneers According to Alexander Exquemelin Pierre LeGrand was the first buccaneer to use the island as a base of operations. Tortuga, which is twenty miles long and measures four miles at its widest point, possessed a good harbor. Cuba, the last stop for treasure fleets bound for Spain, provided pirates with rich pickings. In time, the buccaneers referred to themselves as the Brethren of the Coast. Anyone who wished to join them swore to adhere to a strict set of articles known as the Custom of the Coast . Most were French or English, but some were Dutch. Both

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