A Brief History of Piracy in the Caribbean: 1500-1730
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2007-05
Abstract
Piracy in the Caribbean can be segmented into five distinct overlapping eras, which this paper will examine:
the French Corsairs, 1500-1559
the Elizabethans, 1558-1603
the Dutch Sea Rovers, 1570-1648
the Buccaneers "Golden Age," 1630-1697
the Freebooters, 1700-1730
