Pirates, corsairs, privateers. From Francis Drake to Blackbeard
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This book tells both the most famous (Francis Drake, Henry Morgan, black beard, etc), and about unknown pirates, their tactics and weapons, as well as about pirate ships, flags, capitals and islands, about life on the ship, about The way the boarding contractions took place, which was the most common punishment for piracy, who are filibusters and bucaniers, which means a line from the song “Fifteen people on the Dead Street”, who became the prototypes of Captain Bland and the heroes of the “Treasure Island”, where “The cheerful one came from where the cheerful came from Roger ”and what is the share of truth in the legends of pirate treasures.
what is happening from the Italian Corsa (race) The word Corsair quickly took root in European languages. Corsair turned into the “last argument of the kings”, and the monarchs tried to lure the most successful to their side. In France, staying in corsaras generally played the role of a sailive school for officers of the Royal Navy. At the end of the XV century. Capers appeared that received official permission from the state
what is happening from the Italian Corsa (race) The word Corsair quickly took root in European languages. Corsair turned into the “last argument of the kings”, and the monarchs tried to lure the most successful to their side. In France, staying in corsaras generally played the role of a sailive school for officers of the Royal Navy. At the end of the XV century. Capers appeared that received official permission from the state
Author:
Author:Екатерина Глаголева
Cover:
Cover:Hard
Category:
- Category:Biographies & Memoirs
- Category:History & Geography
Publication language:
Publication Language:Russian
Paper:
Paper:Offset
Age restrictions:
Age restrictions:16+
ISBN:
ISBN:978-5-04-169396-1
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