A Pirate's Life

ISBN-13: 9781456526498 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 430 str.

David W. James

Opis

The year is 1718, and the greatest golden age in the history of piracy is at its peak. For five years, pirates in the North Atlantic have turned Nassau, New Providence into a utopia, spreading their plunder as they pleased without even the semblance of law. It was the place that Edward Teach (A.K.A. Blackbeard) called home. Infamous pirates like Jack Rackham and Charles Vane frequented the brothels and taverns. It was where the legends of Mary Read and Anne Bonny arose along with the flourishing pirate haven. But when word hits that King George I is sending in a governor to take control of the town, pirates suddenly face a choice: accept the king's pardon and quit piracy, or flee. Overnight, the utopia is in serious danger of collapsing into civil war. Wrapped up in the predicament is a talented young thief, Edward Banvard. Edward's tale deals with the realities of war, brutal invasions, the complexity of colonial politics, and a love on the brink of being lost, possibly forever. After growing up in a popular bordello in town, Edward must decide whether to leave home and take refuge with the pirates at sea, or wait to see if the pirate utopia will survive. A Pirate's Life is a revisionist, historically-centered adventure that provides a counterpoint to the fantasy-based contemporary depiction of pirates. It re-imagines pirates for what they were: courageous sailors, pragmatic businessmen, humorous drunkards, oversexed vagabonds. Some where cunning strategists, others hopeless derelicts. All had a story to tell as they slipped in between the cracks of legality and moved from one adventure as the great golden age of Caribbean piracy faded.