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• Black Flags, Blue Waters

  the Epic History of America's Most Notorious Pirates

  Dolin, Eric Jay

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  A engrossing and comprehensive history of the Golden Age of Piracy.

• Blackbeard

  America's Most Notorious Pirate

  Konstam, Angus

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  An engaging account of the life and times of one of the most notorious pirates of all time.

• Blackbeard and Other Pirates of the Atlantic Coast

  Roberts, Nancy, 1924-2008

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  A collection of speculative stories about the pirates who ravaged the Atlantic Coast.

• Blackbeard

  the Real Pirate of the Caribbean

  Parry, Dan

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  This companion text to a BBC documentary on Blackbeard provides an overview of life in the Age of Piracy.

• Blackbeard's Sunken Prize

  the 300-year Voyage of Queen Anne's Revenge

  Wilde-Ramsing, Mark

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  A fascinating, illustrated look at what the wreck of Blackbeard’s flagship can tell us about the lives of pirates.

• The Pirate Wars

  Earle, Peter, 1937-

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  An unsentimental history of piracy spanning the period between the 16th and 19th centuries.

• Pirates of the Carolinas

  Zepke, Terrance, 1966-

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  An entertaining look at 13 notorious pirates, all with connections to the Carolinas.

• Pirates of Virginia

  Plunder and High Adventure on the Old Dominion Coastline

  Donnelly, Mark, 1967-

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  This title provides a fascinating look at the pirates who roamed Virginia’s coasts.

• Pirates on the Chesapeake

  Being a True History of Pirates, Picaroons, and Raiders on Chesapeake Bay, 1610-1807

  Shomette, Donald G., 1943-

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  This detailed title chronicles the actions of pirates who operated in the Chesapeake Bay region.

• Pirates!

  Scourge of the Seven Seas

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  This collection of informative documentaries features information about infamous pirates: Sir Francis Drake, Captain Kidd, and Blackbeard.

• Villains of All Nations

  Atlantic Pirates in the Golden Age

  Rediker, Marcus

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  This title presents a compelling and nuanced account of the Golden Age of Piracy.

• The William B. Crawley Great Lives Lecture Series

  View on umw.edu

  Biography is the most intimate approach to history, and the most entertaining. UMW’s Great Lives lecture series reveals how extraordinary people – some born to privilege and power, others from modest backgrounds – shaped art, literature,…Read moreRead more of this annotation