The Pirates
About this audiobook
The thirty-year golden age of piracy stretched into the early eighteenth century. During that time, as this vividly written book by historian Matthew West shows, poverty and oppression prompted many men—and even a few women—to sea in search of treasure, adventure, and sometimes revenge.
The treasure taken in a single trip could net a captain many times the profit an average sailor might expect to gain over a lifetime. The Pirates provides an exciting glimpse into the characters, crimes, and legends created by the buccaneers.
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About the author
Matthew West is a historian and the author of The Pirates, a history of the thirty-year golden age of piracy.
Harry Farthing ’s debut novel, Summit, which married his interests in world travel, mountaineering, and modern history was published in print and audio formats by Blackstone Publishing in 2016. The success of his reading of Summit has seen this adventure novelist now embark on a parallel career in audiobook narration.
