The Lives of Pirates

Atlantic Pirates in the Golden Age

by Rediker, Marcus

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This is an excellent place to start if you are curious about how pirates organized themselves and why we have so many stories about them centuries later. ...Show more This is an excellent place to start if you are curious about how pirates organized themselves and why we have so many stories about them centuries later. Rediker's works are cited in most of the rest of these works about pirates, so start at the source. Show less

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Pirate Women

The Princesses, Prostitutes, and Privateers Who Ruled the Seven Seas

by Duncombe, Laura Sook

eBook - 2017

There've been oft-overlooked female pirates beyond Anne Bonny and Mary Read, and Laura Duncombe explores their tales. There've been oft-overlooked female pirates beyond Anne Bonny and Mary Read, and Laura Duncombe explores their tales. Show less

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Pirate Enlightenment, Or, The Real Libertalia

by Graeber, David

Book - 2023

David Graeber's last work is about Madagascar and the fascinating stories of pirate utopias that existed there, and what the fables mean for real anthropology and social organization. David Graeber's last work is about Madagascar and the fascinating stories of pirate utopias that existed there, and what the fables mean for real anthropology and social organization. Show less

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Enemy of All Mankind

A True Story of Piracy, Power, and History's First Global Manhunt

by Johnson, Steven

eBook - 2020

At one point in history Henry Every was the most hunted man on the planet in his ship known as the Fancy. And then he disappeared. At one point in history Henry Every was the most hunted man on the planet in his ship known as the Fancy. And then he disappeared. Show less

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Born to Be Hanged

The Epic Story of the Gentlemen Pirates Who Raided the South Seas, Rescued A Princess, and Stole A Fortune

by Thomson, Keith

Book - 2022

"Thomson unravels the complex relationship between piracy and colonial governments in the Americas, where England and Spain struggled for primacy, and describes local tribes and flora and fauna in meticulous detail." - Publishers Weekly "Thomson unravels the complex relationship between piracy and colonial governments in the Americas, where England and Spain struggled for primacy, and describes local tribes and flora and fauna in meticulous detail." - Publishers Weekly Show less

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The Desert and the Sea

977 Days Captive on the Somali Pirate Coast

by Moore, Michael Scott

eBook - 2018

Michael Scott Moore wanted to learn about modern piracy off the Horn of Africa, and then he was captured. This is a sympathetic but incisive study of the sociology of pirates in the 21st century. Michael Scott Moore wanted to learn about modern piracy off the Horn of Africa, and then he was captured. This is a sympathetic but incisive study of the sociology of pirates in the 21st century. Show less

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How Music Got Free

The End of An Industry, the Turn of the Century, and the Patient Zero of Piracy

by Witt, Stephen

Book - 2015

The story of how mp3s and music sharing rocked an industry, and was actually because of a big criminal conspiracy. The story of how mp3s and music sharing rocked an industry, and was actually because of a big criminal conspiracy. Show less

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Radio Caroline

The True Story of the Boat That Rocked

by Clark, Ray

eBook - 2014

A collection of interviews and history of the pirate radio station that did its best to challenge the BBC's bland pop music fare in the 1960s. A collection of interviews and history of the pirate radio station that did its best to challenge the BBC's bland pop music fare in the 1960s. Show less

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Black Flag of the North

Canada and Bartholomew Roberts, King of the Atlantic Pirates

by Suthren, Victor J. H.

Book - 2018

A look at the "Dread Pirate Bart" who sailed as a pirate in the Atlantic Ocean, with special focus on the Canadian connections. A look at the "Dread Pirate Bart" who sailed as a pirate in the Atlantic Ocean, with special focus on the Canadian connections. Show less

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The Confusion

by Stephenson, Neal

Book - 2005

This is the only work of fiction on this list, and not very factual, but it is a great pirate story. This is the only work of fiction on this list, and not very factual, but it is a great pirate story. Show less

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