1 online resource (xii, 241 pages ) : illustrations ;

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph. - The sailor's yarn -- Edward Barlow, "poor seaman" -- Henry Pitman, "fugitive traitor" -- Under the banner of King Death : pirates -- A motley crew in the American Revolution -- African rebels : from captives to shipmates -- "Black pirates" : the Amistad Rebellion, 1839.. - Rediker turns maritime history upside down, exploring the dramatic world of maritime adventure not from the perspective of admirals, merchants, and nation-states but from the viewpoint of commoners: sailors, slaves, indentured servants, pirates, and other outlaws from the late seventeenth to the early nineteenth century. He reveals how the "motley" (i.e. multiethnic) crews were a driving force behind the American Revolution; that pirates, enslaved Africans, and other outlaws worked together to subvert capitalism; and that, in the era of the tall ship, outlaws challenged authority from below deck.

Electronic books . - History.

Atlantic Ocean - Navigation - History. . - Atlantic Ocean Region. : (OCoLC)fst01723575. - Atlantic Ocean. : (OCoLC)fst01240722. - Great Britain. : (OCoLC)fst01204623. - United States. : (OCoLC)fst01204155

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