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The Republic of Pirates: Being the True and Surprising Story of the Caribbean Pirates and the Man Who Brought Them Down

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Lewis Grenville

13 Hours 25 Minutes

Blackstone Audiobooks

August 2015

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The untold story of a heroic band of Caribbean pirates whose defiance of imperial rule inspired revolt in colonial outposts across the world

In the early eighteenth century, the Pirate Republic was home to some of the great pirate captains, including Blackbeard, “Black Sam” Bellamy, and Charles Vane. Along with their fellow pirates—former sailors, indentured servants, and runaway slaves—this “Flying Gang” established a crude but distinctive democracy in the Bahamas, carving out their own zone of freedom in which servants were free, blacks could be equal citizens, and leaders were chosen or deposed by a vote. They cut off trade routes, sacked slave ships, and severed Europe from its New World empires. And for a brief, glorious period, the Republic was a success.

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  • daniel matz

    The fact is that the history of the pirates is not that exciting. The book is really well researched, written and narrated, but the lack of actual exciting events means there are long periods of dullness. If you want to know the truth, give it a shot, but don\'t expect terrifying naval warfare or dreaded criminal pirates.

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