Pirates, privateers & rebel raiders of the Carolina coast
North 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 brings this fascinating aspect of the state's maritime heritage vividly to life. He offers engaging biographical portraits of some of the most famous pirates, privateers, and naval raiders to ply the Carolina waters. Covering 150 years, from the golden age of piracy in the 1700s to the extraordinary transformation of naval warfare ushered in
eBook, English, ©2000
University of North Carolina Press, Chapel Hill, ©2000
Biographies
1 online resource (xvi, 275 pages) : illustrations, maps
9781469625980, 1469625989
606302217
Electronic reproduction, [Place of publication not identified], HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010