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(118 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: 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
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
Description: Fine. 0307236617 Great copy in standard used condition with normal shelf wear, appears to have been perused only. No writing/highlighting. 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
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
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
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
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Crown
Date Published: 4/24/2007
ISBN-13:9780307236609ISBN:0307236609
Description: New. Hardback w/ DJ. You are buying a Book in NEW condition with very light shelf wear to include very light edge and corner wear. Buy it Now! ! ! As always, thank you for buying this book from International Book Source, YOUR ONE source FOR ALL your BOOK related NEEDS. Please remember to CHOOSE carefully how QUICKLY you would like to RECEIVE this material FAST, or standard (on next page). Thanks again! ! ! ! read more
"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)."
"This book was chosen by another member of our book club. It is not a book I would have chosen to read which is the beauty of book club. It was an interesting book in better understanding the history of this region and it's impact on England, Spain, and the colonies, was richly woven in the story.
I give this book 3 stars because it would hold my attention, then make me fall asleep. I also found some aspects of the pirate's life and the forms of torture performed by all sides in this battle disgusting.
If you are interested in reading about the history of the lesser discussed colonies or the history of pirates, I think that you will find this an interesting read."
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