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The Buccaneers of America, 1678
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"Explore 'The Buccaneers of America' with a 3D digital model to simulate turning the pages of a real book." Written in Dutch by an eyewitness to events in the Caribbean and South America, the book contains illustrations and descriptions of ...
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http://www.loc.gov/flash/pagebypage/buccaneers/ |
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Pirates!
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Collection of pirate activities for children, including a "High Seas Adventure" game, an illustrated article about Blackbeard and his crew of pirates (who "terrorized sailors on the Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea from 1716 through 17 ...
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http://www.nationalgeographic.com/pirates/ |
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A Brief History of Piracy
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Brief background about pirates, "sea robbers who prey on other ships and rob them of their goods and sometimes capture the ship itself for their own purposes." Describes how piracy began in Ancient Greece, the capabilities of pirate ships, ...
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http://www.royalnavalmuseum.org/info_sheets_piracy.htm |
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The Law of Piracy in Popular Culture
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This 2000 article discusses "how the legal regime that has governed piracy is reflected in current works of popular culture. After briefly reviewing the background of pirate literature from the 17th to the 20th centuries" the article pays s ...
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http://tarlton.law.utexas.edu/lpop/etext/jmlc/gutoff31.htm |
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Piracy at Sea
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Collection of news and analysis about piracy at sea, such as material about 2008 activities by pirates from Somalia. Includes an interview with a spokesman for the Somali pirates, slideshow on Somali piracy, and other material back to the mid-1980s. ...
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http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/subjects/p/piracy_at_sea/index.html |
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Horn of Africa Piracy
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"As part of the Maritime Administration action plan for addressing piracy off the Horn of Africa, pertinent information is consolidated on this site for easy access to current status and advice to counter-piracy and armed robbery." Includes ...
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http://www.marad.dot.gov/news_room_landing_page/horn_of_africa_piracy/horn_of_africa_piracy.htm |
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Pirates!
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"Glimpse the 'golden age' of piracy through the eyes of those who shared the sea with the saltiest of salty dogs."
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http://www.nationalgeographic.com/features/97/pirates/ |
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Blackbeard the Pirate ... and the Presumed Wreck of Queen Anne's Revenge
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Illustrated presentation about Blackbeard, "the most notorious pirate in the history of seafaring," and his flagship the Queen Anne's Revenge. Features an overview of the "Golden Age of Piracy" (1689-1718) and details about archae ...
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http://www.ncmaritime.org/blackbeard/ |
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Elizabeth's Pirates
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Companion to a British television documentary about Queen Elizabeth I's use of "privateers -- licensed pirates -- such as Sir Francis Drake." Topics include background about the politics and government of Britain at the time, the pirates (s ...
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http://www.channel4.com/history/microsites/H/history/pirates/ |
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Real Pirates: The Untold Story of the Whydah From Slave Ship to Pirate Ship
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Companion to a 2009 exhibition that "examines the rich history of Caribbean trade routes during the 18th century and the link between the slave trade and piracy." Features an exhibition walk-through, illustrated essays about the slave and p ...
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http://www.fieldmuseum.org/pirates/ |
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