A maritime history reveals the essential roles of common sailors, slaves, pirates and outlaws in shaping the era of the tall ship. By the award-winning author of The Slave Ship. A maritime history reveals the essential roles of common sailors, slaves, pirates, and outlaws in shaping the era of the tall ship. Rediker explores the influence of piracy on contemporary society during the Age of Sail. Instead of focusing on individual nations states roles and influence in the era, he presents history from the point of view of the individual sailors and crews. By doing so, he shows how the egalitarian and cosmopolitan nature of the pirates served to subvert mercantilism and nascent capitalism. Through these stories of rebels by sea and motley crews, he demonstrates how their outlaw ideals later served as the driving force behind the American Revolution and Abolitionist movement. Annotation ©2014 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)
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