{"product_id":"villains-of-all-nations-atlantic-pirates-in-the-golden-age-9780807018873","title":"Villains of All Nations: Atlantic Pirates in the Golden Age","description":"\u003cb\u003eA must-have hardcover edition of the watershed book on 18th-century pirates and the amazingly democratic and egalitarian communities they created \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePart of the Beacon Classics series \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eVillains of All Nations\u003c\/i\u003e explores the \"Golden Age\" of Atlantic piracy (1716-1726) and the infamous generation whose images underlie our modern, romanticized view of pirates. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRediker introduces us to the dreaded black flag, the Jolly Roger; swashbuckling figures such as Edward Teach, better known as Blackbeard; and the unnamed, unlimbed pirate who was likely Robert Louis Stevenson's model for Long John Silver in \u003ci\u003eTreasure Island\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis history shows from the bottom up how sailors emerged from deadly working conditions on merchant and naval ships, turned pirate, and created a starkly different reality aboard their own ships, electing their officers, dividing their booty equitably, and maintaining a multinational social order. The real lives of this motley crew --which included cross-dressing women, people of color, and the \"outcasts of all nations\"--are far more compelling than contemporary myth.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMarcus Rediker\u003c\/b\u003e is Distinguished Professor of Atlantic History at the University of Pittsburgh. He is the author of several books including \u003ci\u003eThe Amistad Rebellion\u003c\/i\u003e (Viking 2012) and \u003ci\u003eThe Many-Headed Hydra: Sailors, Slaves, Commoners, and the Hidden History of the Revolutionary Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e (Beacon 2000). He worked with David Lester and Paul Buhle 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) and \u003ci\u003eVillains of All Nations\u003c\/i\u003e into \u003ci\u003eUnder the Banner of King Death: Pirates of the Atlantic, a Graphic Novel\u003c\/i\u003e (Beacon 2023).\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Beacon Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51199762170130,"sku":"9780807018873","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_f51dfb9c-cf36-44ad-b073-fa78e0673e0d.jpg?v=1744885049","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/villains-of-all-nations-atlantic-pirates-in-the-golden-age-9780807018873","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}