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Understanding Piracy ‘Through and Through’

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These books are hand-picked titles, covering various aspects of piracy, written by reliable authors and scholars, but they are also accessible to the general public, so anyone interested in piracy can pick one of these books without hesitation…

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    Under the Black Flag: The Romance and the Reality of Life Among the Pirates
    by David Cordingly

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    The World Atlas of Pirates: Treasures and Treachery on the Seven Seas--in Maps, Tall Tales, and Pict
    by Angus Konstam

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    The Invisible Hook: The Hidden Economics of Pirates
    by Peter T. Leeson

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    Black Jacks: African American Seamen in the Age of Sail
    by W. Jeffrey Bolster

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    If a Pirate I Must Be ...: The True Story of Bartholomew Roberts, King of the Caribbean
    by Richard Sanders

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