The Pirate World-Angus Konstam

The Pirate World: A History of the Most Notorious Sea Robbers


By Angus Konstam

Narrated by Jonathan Cowley

Published by Tantor Media in 2019

English, 9 hours 43 minutes, Unabridged

MP3 64 kbps, 273.80 MB, 1 file(s)


Often romanticized in print and on the silver screen, real-life pirates were a brutal menace that plagued the high seas. In this book, Angus Konstam separates myth from reality, tracing the history of piracy through the centuries, from the pirates who plagued the Ancient Egyptians to the Viking raids and on to the era of privateers. He discusses the so-called "Golden Age of Piracy" and colorful characters such as Blackbeard and Captain Kidd, before examining the West's initial encounters with Eastern pirates off the Chinese coast and the phenomenon of the modern pirate.