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The buccaneer's realm, pirate life on the Spanish Main, 1674-1688, Benerson Little

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The buccaneer's realm, pirate life on the Spanish Main, 1674-1688, Benerson Little

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-324) and index

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illustrationsmaps

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The buccaneer's realm

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

86117428

Responsibility statement

Benerson Little

Sub title

pirate life on the Spanish Main, 1674-1688

Table Of Contents

Yo Ho, Yo Ho: A Life On the Margins For Me -- Water Water Everywhere: The Means of Freedom on the Main -- Biscayers, Indians, Africans, and Greeks: Spain in the New World -- Boucaniers, Flibustiers, and Buccaneers: Hunters Along the Main -- Petit Goave and Port Royal: Pirate Asylums and Sanctuaries -- Muscovado, Indigo, and Urcas, Not to Mention Sweet Virginia -- Slaves, Monopolies, and Maroons: Africa On the Main -- Contraband Cargaroon: The Sloop Trade -- Pirates and Puritans: The New England Connection -- Gods, Devils, and Castaways: Faith, Religion, and Superstition on the Main -- Lost Ships and Souls: Wrecks, Wrecking, and Wreckers -- To the Slaughter, Gentle Beasts: The Sea Turtle, Manatee, and Seal -- The Beginning of the End: Native America Enslaved and Enraged -- Tarpaulin Cant and Spanish Lingua: The Language of the Buccaneer -- Armadillos, Galleons, and Canoes: Sea Battles in the Great South Sea -- Battle Wounds and Belly Timber: Chirurgery, Physic, Diet, and Health -- The Torrid Zone: Sex and Romance on the Main -- Ladrones! Ladrones! Towns Plundered, Lives Violated -- Honor With An Edge: Dueling and Swordsmanship on the Main -- Clean Bottoms and Lost Souls: Keys, Cays, Isles, and Inlets -- Cannon, Sword, and Garotte: Spain Strikes Back -- Yo Ho, Yo Ho: A Pirate's Life For Me -- Appendix A: The Chasse-Partie -- Appendix B: Buccaneer Organization -- Appendix C: Captains and Their Vessels -- Appendix D: Roving Books and Authors, 1674-1699 -- Appendix E: A Boucanier Barbecue -- Appendix F: "Pieces of Eight! Pieces of Eight!" -- Appendix G: Places Plundered, 1674-1688 -- Appendix H: New World Exports and Plunder -- Appendix I: Weights, Measures, and Containers -- Appendix J: A Brief Glossary of Sea Terms

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