Villains of All Nations. Atlantic Pirates in the Golden Age, Paperback - Marcus Rediker

Pirates have long been stock figures in popular culture, from Treasure Island to the more recent antics of Jack Sparrow. Villains of all Nations re...

Publisher: Beacon PressAuthor(s): Marcus RedikerNumber of pages: 248Publication date: 2015Dimensions: 155 x 228 x 26Cover type: Paperback / softbac...

Reducere. The common seaman and the pirate in the age of sail are romantic historical figures who occupy a special place in the popular culture of the modern...

Publisher: Double Dragon PublishingAuthor(s): Marilyn PeakeNumber of pages: 140Publication date: 2005Dimensions: 152 x 227 x 9Cover type: Paperback...

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An expert look at the life and captivating work of the Dutch painter Nicolaes Maes, Rembrandt's most famous pupil

Pirates, Buccaneers, The Republic and The Caribbean, we cover everything you need to know about the Golden Age of Piracy. Uncover the true stories ...

This anthology of rare stories of crime and suspense brings together 16 tales by masters of the Golden Age of Detective Fiction for the first time ...

"A continuation of 1994's groundbreaking Cartoons, Giannalberto Bendazzi's Animation: a world history is the largest, deepest, most comprehensive t...

The human drama of the slave trade told from a new perspective, from the decks of the slave ship

The silver screen in the golden age - Christopher Landry

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Cavemen A saber-toothed tiger And . . . a Rockball tournament? This laugh-out-loud time-travel adventure (inspired by a real kid's idea) doubles as...

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The definitive history of the Opium War between Britain and China in the nineteenth century, shortlisted for the 2018 Baillie Gifford Prize.

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This book explores what life was really like for everyday people in the Islamic Golden Age, including Baghdad around AD900. Supported by timelines,...

PIRATES AND THEIR TREASURE IN NEW ENGLAND AND ON CAPE COD. Who were they and why were they here? The Golden Age on Cape Cod in New England was betw...

An account of how Spanish painters of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries dealt with mystic visions in their art, and of how they attempted to ...

The extraordinary story of one of the first British men to oppose slavery

Presents fresh analytical and empirical evidence on the future of industrialization in the context of a technological paradigm shift. According to ...

This book investigates the cultural and political conflicts that translation brought into the new Abbasid state from a sociological perspective, tr...

Reducere. Think you know everything about Pirates? Fascination with Pirates has for centuries driven stories of heroic proportions--true, exaggerated, and im...

Reducere. DescriptionThink you know everything about Pirates? Fascination with Pirates has for centuries driven stories of heroic proportions--true, exaggera...

A fascinating auto-biography of the life of George Stevens Jr. and his life on movie sets.Publisher: The University Press of KentuckyAuthor(s): Geo...

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A long overdue exploration of gay representation on British TV from its 'golden age' to the launch of the liberal Channel 4

Reducere. You have a business. A brand. Or at least an idea. Maybe you started a social media account. Maybe you even grew that account. And made some conten...