Pirates have long been stock figures in popular culture, from "Treasure Island" to the more recent antics of Jack Sparrow. This rediscovers their radical democratic challenge to the established powers of the day. von Rediker, Marcus

The extraordinary story of one of the first British men to oppose slavery von Rediker, Marcus

Villains of All Nations explores the 'Golden Age' of Atlantic piracy (1716-1726) and the infamous generation whose images underlie our modern, romanticized view of pirates. Rediker introduces us to the dreaded black flag, the Jolly...

"Vividly drawn . . . this stunning book honors the achievement of the captive Africans who fought for-and won-their freedom."-The Philadelphia Tribune A unique account of the most successful slave rebellion in American history, now...