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The Republic of Pirates: Being the True and Surprising Story of the Caribbean Pirates and the Man Who Brought Them Down by Colin Woodard

4.0

Colin Woodard's The Republic of Pirates was a fascinating read! He takes his readers to the Golden Age of Piracy (1715-1725). At the height this Age, pirates sacked slave ships and cut off trade routes from Europe to the new world colonies. For some pirates it was a social and political revolt. Many of the pirates were soldiers, indentured servants or runaway slaves.

People romanticize the idea of Pirates due to popular fiction and film like Treasure Island or Pirates of the Caribbean. Woodard goes into great detail about Henry Avery, "Black Sam" Bellamy, Edward "Blackbeard" Teach and Charles Vane. He brings their history to life and shows them as real men and not as villains.

I recommend this read!