The Pirates' Code : The Laws and Life Aboard Ship
Simon, Rebecca202305UU
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A rollicking account of pirates' codes, the strict rules essential for survival at sea. Pirates have long captured peoples' imaginations with images of cutlass-wielding swashbucklers, eye-patches and buried treasure. But what was life really like on a pirate ship? Piracy was a risky, sometimes deadly occupation, and strict orders were essential for everyone's survival. These 'Laws' were sets of rules that determined everything from how much each pirate earned from their plunder to compensation for injuries, to punishments and even the entertainment allowed on ships. These rules became known as the 'Pirates' Code', which all pirates had to publicly swear by. Using primary sources such as eyewitness accounts, trial proceedings and maritime logs, this book explains how each one of the pirate codes was the key to pirates' success in battle, on sea and on land.
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Imprint:
London : Reaktion Books, 2023.
Collation:
336 pages : 48 illustrations, 11 in colour ; 22x14 cm
Notes:
Hardback.
Biography/History:
Rebecca Simon is a Professor of History at Santa Monica College. Her books include Why We Love Pirates: The Hunt for Captain Kidd and How He Changed Piracy Forever (2020) and Pirate Queens: The Lives of Anne Bonny and Mary Read (2022).
ISBN:
9781789147117 (hbk)1789147115 (hbk)
Dewey class:
910.45
Language:
English
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BRN:
4148646
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