Pirates on the Chesapeake: Being a True History of Pirates, Picaroons, and Raiders on Chesapeake Bay, 1610-1807
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Pirates on the Chesapeake: Being a True History of Pirates, Picaroons, and Raiders on Chesapeake Bay, 1610-1807
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A DAZZLING ARRAY OF SWASHBUCKLING PIRATES, PICAROONS, AND SEA ROVERS PITTED AGAINST THE OFTEN FECKLESS REPRESENTATIVES OF AN OUTPOST GOVERNMENT AUTHORITY IN THE CHESAPEAKE BAY REGION. IT IS AN EXCITING AND DRAMATIC TWO HUNDRED-YEAR HISTORY THAT BEGINS GRIMLY WITH THE STARVING TIME IN THE VIRGINIA COLONY IN 1609 AND ENDS WITH THE PEACEFUL RESOLUTION OF THE OTHELLO AFFAIR WITH THE FRENCH IN 1807. IN BETWEEN LIES A FULL PANOPLY OF VIOLENT AND BIZARRE BUCCANEERING INCIDENTS THAT ONE IS HARD PRESSED TO IMAGINE FROM THE VANTAGE POINT OF THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY.
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