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"Why did men go a-pirating, or 'on the account' as the pirates called it? The sailors said it was few ships and many men, hard work and small pay, long voyages, bad food and cruel commanders." -- Introduction
Whatever their reasons, large numbers of pirates plied the waters... Read Full Overview

"The pirates of the New England coast 1630-1730" offers an authoritative historical examination of the buccaneers who terrorized colonial American waters. This meticulously researched volume, co-authored by George Francis Dow, John Henry Edmonds, and Ernest H. Pentecost, delves... Read Full Overview

"The pirates of the New England coast 1630-1730" offers an authoritative historical examination of the buccaneers who terrorized colonial American waters. This meticulously researched volume, co-authored by George Francis Dow, John Henry Edmonds, and Ernest H. Pentecost, delves... Read Full Overview

Meticulously researched study based on authentic documents recounts lurid exploits, punishments of such hardened maritime brigands as William Kidd, Charles Harris, Thomas Tew, John Phillips, other marauders. Enhanced with almost 50 contemporary engravings and rare maps. Introduction... Read Full Overview