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Also by Colin Woodard:

American Nations, October 2011
Hardcover / e-Book
The Republic of Pirates, May 2007
Hardcover

THE REPUBLIC OF PIRATES
By: Colin Woodard

Being the True and Surprising Story of the Caribbean Pirates and the Man Who Brought Them Down

Harcourt
May 2007
On Sale: May 7, 2007
400 pages
ISBN: 0151013020
EAN: 9780151013029
Hardcover
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Non-Fiction

In the early eighteenth century a number of the great pirate captains, including Edward "Blackbeard" Teach and "Black Sam" Bellamy, joined forces. This infamous "Flying Gang" was more than simply a thieving band of brothers. Many of its members had come to piracy as a revolt against conditions in the merchant fleet and in the cities and plantations in the Old and New Worlds. Inspired by notions of self-government, they established a crude but distinctive form of democracy in the Bahamas, carving out their own zone of freedom in which indentured servants were released and leaders chosen or deposed by a vote. They were ultimately overcome by their archnemesis, Captain Woodes Rogers—a merchant fleet owner and former privateer—and the brief though glorious moment of the Republic of Pirates came to an end.

In this unique and fascinating book, Colin Woodard brings to life this virtually unexplored chapter in the Golden Age of Piracy.

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