3.5
Villains of All Nations
ByPublisher Description
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 known as Blackbeard; and the unnamed, unlimbed pirate who was likely Robert Louis Stevenson's model for Long John Silver in Treasure Island.
This history shows from the bottom up how sailors emerged from deadly working conditions on merchant and naval ships, turned pirate, and created a starkly different reality aboard their own ships, electing their officers, dividing their booty equitably, and maintaining a multinational social order. The real lives of this motley crew-which included cross-dressing women, people of color, and the'outcasts of all nations'-are far more compelling than contemporary myth.
Rediker introduces us to the dreaded black flag, the Jolly Roger; swashbuckling figures such as Edward Teach, better known as Blackbeard; and the unnamed, unlimbed pirate who was likely Robert Louis Stevenson's model for Long John Silver in Treasure Island.
This history shows from the bottom up how sailors emerged from deadly working conditions on merchant and naval ships, turned pirate, and created a starkly different reality aboard their own ships, electing their officers, dividing their booty equitably, and maintaining a multinational social order. The real lives of this motley crew-which included cross-dressing women, people of color, and the'outcasts of all nations'-are far more compelling than contemporary myth.
Download the free Fable app
Stay organized
Keep track of what you’re reading, what you’ve finished, and what’s next.
Build a better TBR
Swipe, skip, and save with our smart list-building tool
Rate and review
Share your take with other readers with half stars, emojis, and tags
Curate your feed
Meet readers like you in the Fable For You feed, designed to build bookish communitiesStay organized
Keep track of what you’re reading, what you’ve finished, and what’s next.Build a better TBR
Swipe, skip, and save with our smart list-building toolRate and review
Share your take with other readers with half stars, emojis, and tagsCurate your feed
Meet readers like you in the Fable For You feed, designed to build bookish communities32 Reviews
3.5
icedcoffeeandabook
Created 14 days agoShare
Report
Scarlett
Created 2 months agoShare
Report
zazen
Created 2 months agoShare
Report
Billy
Created 3 months agoShare
Report
“It took me far too long to read this thanks to some laziness post graduating, but every time I picked it up I was captivated. This is the first book by Rediker that I've read, and it certainly won't be the last. His style of writing is fluid and weaves together historical fact and accuracy with often entrancing story-telling of an obviously interesting topic. After this short book, he has quickly become one of my favorite historians. On to the book itself. The topic was narrowed, focusing mainly on the period between 1716-1726, with only informative tangents into the time prior to help understand some background on the life of privates before the so called "golden age" Rediker focused on. The goal was to help the reader understand how and why the pirate came into existence in such numbers during the early eighteenth century, how they organized themselves in defiance of the ruling classes, and what they have to say about the social discipline and overall culture of the time. All of this was explained efficiently and often times excitingly as he dove into accounts of attacks, mutinies, and speeches at the gallows or on board ships.”
Raygen Blackwell
Created 4 months agoShare
Report
About Marcus Rediker
Marcus Rediker is professor of history at the University of Pittsburgh. He is author of Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea and coauthor of The Many-Headed Hydra: Sailors, Slaves, Commoners, and the Hidden History of the Revolutionary Atlantic, which won the International Labor History Association Book Prize in 2001. He lives in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and is at work on a history of the slave ship.
Other books by Marcus Rediker
Start a Book Club
Start a public or private book club with this book on the Fable app today!FAQ
Do I have to buy the ebook to participate in a book club?
Why can’t I buy the ebook on the app?
How is Fable’s reader different from Kindle?
Do you sell physical books too?
Are book clubs free to join on Fable?
How do I start a book club with this book on Fable?
Similar Books
Save to a list
0
/30
0
/100
Private List