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Chargement... You Know You Love Me (1996)par Cecily von Ziegesar (Auteur)
Information sur l'oeuvreUnder the Black Flag: The Romance and the Reality of Life Among the Pirates par David Cordingly (1996)
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Inscrivez-vous à LibraryThing pour découvrir si vous aimerez ce livre Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre. A good overview of the history of pirates including those operating in the Indian Ocean. It also includes interesting facts about the authors who wrote some of the best known pirate stories ([author:Robert Louis Stevenson], [author:J.M. Barrie]) and how their portrayal of pirates helped secure the image of the swashbuckler that we identify with today. I picked this up to read by the pool when we traveled to Panama with friends. Contains a *ton* of history and information. Unfortunately, I felt swamped by information. I couldn't remember who was who or when was when. I can't help but wonder if it could've been a better book if the focus was narrowed to the most famous pirates.
The great merit of Cordingly's book is that he weaves together the story of what the pirates actually were with the narrative of how we came to see them as we do.
Références à cette œuvre sur des ressources externes. Wikipédia en anglais (20)For this rousing, revisionist history, the former head of exhibitions at England's National Maritime Museum has combed original documents and records to produce a most authoritative and definitive account of piracy's "Golden Age." As he explodes many accepted myths (i.e. "walking the plank" is pure fiction), Cordingly replaces them with a truth that is more complex and often bloodier. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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I'm conflicted though. It offered lots of new information, but the premise of "the romance" of piracy wasn't there. Where did the idea of the jolly pirate come from? Sir Henry Morgan insisted that he was the son of a gentleman, creating his own romantic past, but Cordingly doesn't expand on this point. Anne Bonny and Mary Read definitely gained their romantic status but one that is distinctively theirs, not a reflection on pirates as a whole. Though props to Cordingly for including French pirates in this one! He acknowledges that it was actually French corsairs like Jean Fleury, Francois le Clerc, and Francis L'Ollonais, "who led the attacks on Spanish treasure ships." The French made an appearance several times which was refreshing. He also mentions other seafaring women, mainly Mary Ann Talbot, Hannah Snell, and Cheng Shih! However, I struggled to find the connection between them all besides a history of general piracy. I'm afraid the reader must draw their own conclusions. Still, I took a lot of notes! He's definitely the expert! ( )