{"product_id":"villains-of-all-nations","title":"Villains Of All Nations By Rediker, Marcus","description":"\u003cb\u003eA must-have hardcover edition of the watershed book on 18th-century pirates and the amazingly democratic and egalitarian communities they created\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePart of the Beacon Classics series\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eVillains of All Nations\u003c\/i\u003e explores the “Golden Age” of Atlantic piracy (1716-1726) and the infamous generation whose images underlie our modern, romanticized view of pirates.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRediker introduces us to the dreaded black flag, the Jolly Roger; swashbuckling figures such as Edward Teach, better known as Blackbeard; and the unnamed, unlimbed pirate who was likely Robert Louis Stevenson''s model for Long John Silver in \u003ci\u003eTreasure Island\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis history shows from the bottom up how sailors emerged from deadly working conditions on merchant and naval ships, turned pirate, and created a starkly different reality aboard their own ships, electing their officers, dividing their booty equitably, and maintaining a multinational social order. The real lives of this motley crew —which included cross-dressing women, people of color, and the “outcasts of all nations\"—are far more compelling than contemporary myth.","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57582748172670,"sku":"NW9780807018873","price":16.73,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9780807018873.jpg?v=1783200244","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/villains-of-all-nations","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}