{"product_id":"under-the-banner-of-king-death-pirates-of-the-atlantic-a-graphic-novel-9780807023983","title":"Under the Banner of King Death: Pirates of the Atlantic, a Graphic Novel","description":"\u003cb\u003eFeaturing an African American fugitive from bondage, an undercover woman, and 'outcasts of all nations, ' an arresting graphic exploration of the resistance and radical vision of 18th-century pirates\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA tale of mutiny, bloody battle, and social revolution, \u003ci\u003eUnder the Banner of King Death\u003c\/i\u003e novelizes for the first time the real pirates, an itinerant community of outsiders, behind our legends. This graphic novel breaks new ground in our understanding of piracy and pirate culture, giving us more reasons to love the rebellious and stouthearted marauders of the high seas. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSet at the pinnacle of the \"Golden Age\" of Atlantic piracy, this novel follows three unlikely companions, who are sold into servitude on a merchant ship and unwittingly thrust into a voyage of rebellion. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThey are: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJohn Gwin, an African American fugitive from bondage in South Carolina\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRuben Dekker, a common seaman from Amsterdam\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMark\/Mary Reed, an American woman who defies stereotypes by dressing as a man.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMutiny ensues against the tyrannical Captain Skinner, who is thrown overboard to make way for democracy aboard \u003ci\u003eThe Night Rambler\u003c\/i\u003e. The crew's new order provides radical social benefits, all based on real, documented practices of contemporary pirate ships: democratic decision-making, a social security net, health and disability insurance, and equal distribution of spoils taken from prize ships. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt's not long before the London elites enlist a war-hungry captain to take down \u003ci\u003eThe Night Rambler\u003c\/i\u003e and start a war of high society versus high-seas pirates. Adapted from the scholarship and research of historian Marcus Rediker, \u003ci\u003eUnder the Banner of King Death \u003c\/i\u003ewill inspire readers with its tale of those on the bottom fighting back and achieving, against all odds, a democratic and egalitarian social order, if only for a short time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Lester\u003c\/b\u003e illustrated the award-winning \u003ci\u003e1919: A Graphic History of the Winnipeg General Strike\u003c\/i\u003e. His poster of anti-war protester Malachi Ritscher was exhibited at the Whitney Museum of American Art. He is the guitarist in the rock duo Mecca Normal. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMarcus Rediker\u003c\/b\u003e is Distinguished Professor of Atlantic History at the University of Pittsburgh. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Fearless Benjamin Lay\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eVillains of All Nations\u003c\/i\u003e on which this book is based. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePaul Buhle\u003c\/b\u003e, a retired senior lecturer at Brown University, is the authorized biographer of C. L. R. James. He has edited more than a dozen nonfiction graphic novels, including \u003ci\u003eBallad of an American: A Graphic Biography of Paul Robeson\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMarcus Rediker\u003c\/b\u003e worked with \u003cb\u003eDavid Lester\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003ePaul Buhle\u003c\/b\u003e to adapt his book \u003ci\u003eThe Fearless Benjamin Lay\u003c\/i\u003e (2017) into \u003ci\u003eProphet against Slavery: Benjamin Lay. A Graphic Novel\u003c\/i\u003e (Beacon, 2021).\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Beacon Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50641853808914,"sku":"9780807023983","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_cb716afc-567c-4c73-81c4-276401c6fbc8.jpg?v=1733042477","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/under-the-banner-of-king-death-pirates-of-the-atlantic-a-graphic-novel-9780807023983","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}