Pirates, Privateers, & Rebel Raiders of the Carolina CoastNorth Carolina possesses one of the longest, most treacherous coastlines in the United States, and the waters off its shores have been the scene of some of the most dramatic episodes of piracy and sea warfare in the nation's history. Now, Lindley Butler b |
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Contents
Preface | |
Acknowledgments | |
Blackbeard The Queen Annes Revenge Scourges the Carolinas | 21 |
Ptede Bonnet The Gentleman Pirate of the Royal James | 47 |
Otway Burns The Snap Dragon Sweeps the Western Atlantic | 69 |
Johnson Blakeley The Wasp Ravages the English Channel | 91 |
James W Cooke The Albemarle Clears the Roanoke | 115 |
John N Maffitt The Florida Ranges the Atlantic | 139 |
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| Title | Pirates, Privateers, & Rebel Raiders of the Carolina Coast Pirates, Privateers, & Rebel Raiders of the Carolina Coast, Lindley S. Butler |
| Author | Lindley S. Butler |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | UNC Press Books, 2000 |
| ISBN | 0807848638, 9780807848630 |
| Length | 275 pages |
| Subjects | › › › Biography & Autobiography / Adventurers & Explorers Biography & Autobiography / Historical History / General History / United States / State & Local / General |
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