Villains of All Nations
Atlantic Pirates in the Golden Age
$52.43
- Hardcover
248 pages
- Release Date
6 May 2025
Summary
A must-have hardcover edition of the watershed book on 18th-century pirates and the amazingly democratic and egalitarian communities they created
Part of the Beacon Classics series
Villains of All Nations explores the “Golden Age” of Atlantic piracy (1716-1726) and the infamous generation whose images underlie our modern, romanticized view of pirates. Rediker introduces us to the dreaded black flag, the Jolly Roger; swashbuckling figures such as Edward Teach, better k…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780807018873 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0807018872 |
| Author: | Marcus Rediker |
| Publisher: | Beacon Press |
| Imprint: | Beacon Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 248 |
| Release Date: | 6 May 2025 |
| Weight: | 567g |
| Dimensions: | 216mm x 140mm |
| Series: | Beacon Classics |
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Marcus Rediker knows pirates, and he knows how to tell a story. Villains of All Nations is a must read; don’t wait for the movie! -Robin D. G. Kelley, author of Freedom Dreams: The Black Radical Imagination
Marcus Rediker knows pirates, and he knows how to tell a story. Villains of All Nations is a must read; don’t wait for the movie! -Robin D. G. Kelley, author of Freedom Dreams: The Black Radical Imagination
About The Author
Marcus Rediker
Marcus Rediker is Distinguished Professor of Atlantic History at the University of Pittsburgh. He is the author of several books including The Amistad Rebellion and The Many-Headed Hydra- Sailors, Slaves, Commoners, and the Hidden History of the Revolutionary Atlantic. He worked with David Lester and Paul Buhle to adapt his book The Fearless Benjamin Lay into Prophet Against Slavery- Benjamin Lay, a Graphic Novel and Villains of All Nations into Under the Banner of King Death- Pirates of the Atlantic, a Graphic Novel.
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