About this title: Awash with bloody battles, political intrigue, and an incredible epoch-ending natural disaster, this is the real-life story of Henry Morgan, the legendary pirate of the Caribbean, who in the 17th century challenged the greatest military power on earth with a ragtag bunch of renegades and brought it to its knees.
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Your search:Books»Empire of Blue Water: Captain Morgan's Great Pirate Army, the Epic Battle for the Americas, and the Catastrophe That Ended the Outlaws' Bloody Reign(121 available copies)
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Crown Publishers
Date Published: 04/2007
ISBN-13:9780307236609ISBN:0307236609
Description: Good in good dust jacket. Good, In good dust jacket. Glued binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. 332 p. Contains: Illustrations. read more
Description: Fine. Almost in new condition. Book shows only very slight signs of use. Cover and binding are undamaged and pages show minimal use. Millions of satisfied customers and climbing. Thriftbooks is the name you can trust, guaranteed. Spend Less. Read More. read more
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Description: Acceptable. Former Library book. Shows definite wear, and perhaps considerable marking on inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Good. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Very Good. Great condition for a used book! Minimal wear. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Three Rivers Press
Date Published: 2007
ISBN-13:9780307236616ISBN:0307236617
Description: Very Good with no dust jacket. 9780307236616. Previous owner initials on front end paper. No marks in text.; 0.87 x 7.95 x 5.12 Inches; 332 pages. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Crown Publishers
Date Published: 2007
ISBN-13:9780307236609ISBN:0307236609
Description: Fine in fine dust jacket. Excellent condition. Stated First. No writing, bookplates, marking, etc. Clean & Tight. As new. Glued binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. 332 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. A lovely book in fine condition. Would make an excellent gift. read more
Description: Good. 0786298421 Former library item may have library binding and show stamps, stickers or other marks. Items not meeting quality expectations may be returned. Due to the large scale of our operation, we do not have access to the specific contents/condition of our items. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardback
Publisher: Crown, New York
Date Published: 2007
ISBN-13:9780307236609ISBN:0307236609
Description: Fine in Fine jacket. 6.5 BY 9.5 " LIKE NEW-CLEAN-TIGHT-NO NAMES. NO REMAINDER MARKS. FIRST PRINTING.333 PAGES. AN EPIC TALE OF A PIRATE ARMY AND BATTLE FOR THE AMERICAS AND THE CATASTROPHE THAT ENDED THE OUTLAWS' BLOODY REIGN. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Three Rivers Pr, New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9780307236616ISBN:0307236617
Description: Very Good Plus. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" Previous owner's gift inscription on forward page, very light edge wear-otherwise binding is straight and tight, book is unmarked. True Account-Captain Morgan's Great Pirate Army, the Epic Battle for the Americas, and the Catastrophe That Ended the Outlaws' Bloody Reign. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Three Rivers Press
Date Published: 2008-04-22
ISBN-13:9780307236616ISBN:0307236617
Description: New. New, unread, unused & in perfect condition with no damaged or missing pages. Pre-release book with same cover. Great Copy. Ships Lightning Fast. read more
"This book will challenge everything you've learned about pirates from the movies. Real pirates were more brutal, less well-dressed, and drunker than in any movie. They were also utterly profligate, which attributed to their demise as much as the iron fist of any government.
One of the most enlightening aspects of 'Blue Water' has to be the analysis of shocking level of ineptitude with which Spain administered her colonies. Without the (non)contribution of the Spanish, the pirates would have had a much harder time of achieving the successes that they did in the Caribbean.
"listened to the book on tape on a long car ride. i learned the history of captain morgan, which was mostly interesting, and some great tidbits, like that buccaneers partnered for life in (probably) sexual relationships with other buccaneers. ... awesome."
"Really interesting history. Not just a book on piracy, the author effectively lays out the Spanish colonial system and how it given Spain tremendous power but also how it encouraged piracy and often state-sponsored privateering and how the structure of the colonies (the focus not on development/settlement of the New World, but purely on extracting as much gold/silver) made the Spanish empire vulnerable.
The author also effectively describes how Jamaica, and specifically Port Royal were critical to England's efforts to obtain a foothold in the new world and the impact of what later became of the city.
Also it is intersting to note that Morgan probably died from the results of raging alcholisim, I wonder why that does not come up in the rum companies commercials!"
"I'm having fun following the real Captain Morgan and his pirate crew on their excursions around the Caribbean back in the mid-1600's. So far they've mostly terrorized the Spanish on open water, on various islands, and at multiple locations on the "Spanish Main" (central and south america)."
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