The Republic of Pirates - by Colin Woodard (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br><br> The Republic of Pirates features the 18th-century pirates Edward "Blackbeard" Teach and "Black Sam" Bellamy, both of whom rose from England's underclass to become wealthy, notorious, and enormously powerful. Along with their associates in the Bahamas-based "Flying Gang," Teach and Bellamy banded together to form a pirate cooperative, culminating in a form of government in which blacks were equal citizens, the rich were imprisoned, and a sailor could veto his captain by egalitarian means. For a brief, glorious period they were astoundingly successful, and so disruptive to shipping that the governors of Jamaica, Virginia, Bermuda, and the Carolinas all began clamoring for intervention. One man volunteered to take on the pirates--a man named Woodes Rogers, once a privateer himself and now the owner of a merchant fleet. Rogers vowed he would not rest until he had destroyed Teach and Bellamy. Here is the true story of the rise and fall of the Republic of Pirates.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><b>The untold story of a heroic band of Caribbean pirates whose defiance of imperial rule inspired revolt in colonial outposts across the world</b></p><p>In the early eighteenth century, the Pirate Republic was home to some of the great pirate captains, including Blackbeard, "Black Sam" Bellamy, and Charles Vane. Along with their fellow pirates--former sailors, indentured servants, and runaway slaves--this "Flying Gang" established a crude but distinctive democracy in the Bahamas, carving out their own zone of freedom in which servants were free, blacks could be equal citizens, and leaders were chosen or deposed by a vote. They cut off trade routes, sacked slave ships, and severed Europe from its New World empires, and for a brief, glorious period the Republic was a success.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br>"It's a rollicking tale, filled with rich details of the lives of men who, for their own personal gain, challenged the spread of empires."--Times-Picayune (New Orleans) <p></p> <p></p>Captains like Blackbeard, "Black Sam" Bellamy, and Charles Vane rallied with their fellow pirates to create the "Flying Gang," thus establishing The Pirate Republic-- a crude, distinctive, and all-too-brief democracy in the Bahamas. Indentured servants became free, blacks and runaway slaves could be equal citizens, and leaders were chosen or deposed by vote. <p></p>In cutting off trade routes, sacking slave ships, and severing Europe from its New World, the Pirate Republic shook the very foundations of imperialism and fanned democratic sentiments that would one day drive the American Revolution. They became heroes in the eyes of the people and, in this, their untold story, their glorious Republic lives again. <p></p> <p></p>"The Republic of the Pirates" is the ultimate in beach reading - breezy, colorful, and rich in history and action."--Christian Science Monitor <p></p>"[A]n entrancing tale of piracy colored with gold, treachery and double-dealing."--Portland Press Herald / Maine Sunday Telegram <p></p> <p></p> <p></p>COLIN WOODARD is an award-winning journalist. The author of <i>The Lobster Coast: Rebels, Rusticators, and the Struggle for a Forgotten Frontier</i> and <i>Ocean s End: Travels Through Endangered Seas</i>, he is also a foreign correspondent for <i>The Christian Science Monitor</i> and <i>The Chronicle of Higher Education.</i> He lives in Portland, Maine. Contact him at www.republicofpirates.net. <p></p><p>"<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>PRAISE FOR <i>THE REPUBLIC OF PIRATES</i> <p/>Fascinating . . . beyond rip-roaring adventure stories from the distant past, [the book offers] an opportunity to understand pirates as they truly were.--<i>The New York Times Book Review</i> <p/>It's a rollicking tale, filled with rich details of the lives of men who, for their own personal gain, challenged the spread of empires.--<i>The Times-Picayune</i> (New Orleans)<br>
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