Publication

2014 - Beacon Press, Massachusetts

Language

English

Word Count

60,250 words, Guess

Page Count

241 pages

Identifiers

and 3 more

Classifications

  • DDC387.509163/0903
  • LCCHD8039.S42 U6644 2014
  • LCCHD8039.S42U6644 2014

Alternate Titles

  • Sailors, pirates, and motley crews in the Age of Sail

Description

Rediker turns maritime history upside down, exploring the dramatic world of maritime adventure not from the perspective of admirals, merchants, and nation-states but from the viewpoint of commoners: sailors, slaves, indentured servants, pirates, and other outlaws from the late seventeenth to the early nineteenth century. He reveals how the "motley" (i.e. multiethnic) crews were a driving force behind the American Revolution; that pirates, enslaved Africans, and other outlaws worked together to subvert capitalism; and that, in the era of the tall ship, outlaws challenged authority from below deck.

Subjects

Other Editions

  • Outlaws of the Atlantic: sailors, pirates, and motley crews in the Age of SailBeacon Press2014-01-01

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