{"product_id":"the-pirate-menace-uncovering-the-golden-age-of-piracy-9781472857736","title":"The Pirate Menace: Uncovering the Golden Age of Piracy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis new account explores the most notorious pirates in history and how their rise and fall can be traced back to a single pirate haven, Nassau.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eAngus Konstam, one of the world's leading pirate experts, has brought his 30 years of research to create the definitive book on the Golden Age of Piracy. Many of the privateers the British had used to prey on French and Spanish shipping during the War of the Spanish Succession turned to piracy. The pirates took over Nassau on the Bahamian island of New Providence and turned it into their own pirate haven, where shady merchants were happy to buy their plunder. It became the hub of a pirate network that included some of the most notorious pirates in history: Blackbeard, 'Calico Jack' Rackam, Charles Vane and Bartholomew Roberts. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe growth of piracy led to a major surge in attacks in the Caribbean and along North America's Atlantic seaboard. With the fragile maritime economy of the Americas threatened with collapse, major ports were threatened and trade brought to a standstill, the British government finally declared war on the pirates. \u003ci\u003eThe Pirate Menace\u003c\/i\u003e draws on extensive research, as well as a wide range of first-hand accounts, to produce a new history of the heyday of historical piracy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAngus Konstam\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of well over 100 history books. He has written widely on naval history including\u003ci\u003e The Pirate World\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHunt the Bismarck\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMutiny on the Spanish Main\u003c\/i\u003e, all published by Osprey\u003ci\u003e. \u003c\/i\u003eA former naval officer, he has worked as a museum curator in the Royal Armouries, Tower of London and the Mel Fisher Maritime Museum in Key West, Florida. He is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and a full-time author and historian. He lives in Orkney, off the north of Scotland.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Osprey Publishing (UK)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50631529955602,"sku":"9781472857736","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_73c1e2b2-31f3-452f-97af-ba261f3399c9.jpg?v=1732774741","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-pirate-menace-uncovering-the-golden-age-of-piracy-9781472857736","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}