privateering

Examines the naval tactics of the American colonies during the Revolutionary War, and focuses on the acts of piracy which set sites against British merchant ships, and discusses how the spoils were divided.

Recreates the swashbuckling era of the privateer.

From Acosta, Gaspar de (fl. 1683-1686) to Zoby, Joseph (fl. 1678-1683) includes articles on individual pirates, geographical terms, and other related topics.

A biography of British pirate and explorer Sir Francis Drake, featuring his search for riches in the Americas and his eventual voyage around the world.

Recounts the causes, events, and aftermath of the War of 1812.

Provides a biography of seventeenth-century English pirate Sir Henry Morgan describing his life and conquests.

Tells the life story of pirate Jean Lafitte, including his key role in the Americans' victory at the Battle of New Orleans during the War of 1812.

Presents an introduction to the pirates and smugglers of the high seas, in simple text with illustrations, describingthe history of the tactics of bandits who sailed the Mediterrean Sea, to the modern day criminals who attack ships in the China Sea.

A biography of Sir Francis Drake, focusing on his activities as a pirate and slave trader, which made him a hero in England, but earned him the name of the Dragon by the Spanish.