Villains of All Nations: Atlantic Pirates in the Golden Age by Marcus Rediker

Villains of All Nations: Atlantic Pirates in the Golden Age by Marcus Rediker this is a history of Atlantic piracy in the 17th century. Unfortunately a rather interesting discussion of pirates as perceived both by themselves and by others is bogged down in jargon and hyperbole. Apparently all pirates were rebelling against class, race or gender. When we get past the Marxist interpretation of things we are informed that show trials often took place but Rediker never actually provides any evidence of this. The discussion of organization and biographies of famous pirates are interesting and well done. There's just too much posturing here for me to be able to recommend this.

Not recommended!

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