History Of Piracy

Gosse, Philip The History of Piracy. First published in 1932. The material required for such a record as that contained in this book compelled the author to cast his net far and wide and in many of the by waters of history and literature. There have been few books written which have attempted to deal with this subject as a whole, and these few contained many gaps which could only be filled by research into all sorts of unlikely sources, Students of the subject believe this is the finest book ever published on how piracy came to be, and when, and who the pirates were, whence they came, and when they departed from the nautical scene. Simply stupendous reading if you're into lost, hidden and/or sunken treasure. An excellent annotated index; 16 full page engravings; 384 pages; 6" x 9". Four appendices. Detailed bibliography. Soft cover only at present time. Item Number: SW12S