Pirates of Barbary: Corsairs, Conquests and Captivity in the Seventeenth-Century Mediterranean
Format: ebook
ISBN:
9781101445310 (1101445319)
Publish date: November 11th 2010
Publisher: Riverhead Books
Pages no: 368
Edition language: English
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Read by Clive ChaferOverview - The true story that's "bloody good entertainment" (New York Times) about the colorful and legendary pirates of the 17th century.If not for today's news stories about piracy on the high seas, it'd be easy to think of pirating as a romantic way of life long gone. But not...
RRRRRRRRrrrrandstuff...Okay, so this may not be as wild and fantastical as The Pirates of the Caribbean, but Adrian Tinniswood did a great job bringing this version of swashbuckling history to life. There are some salacious tales of daring, but Pirates of Barbary goes beyond the expected stereotypes...