Black Flags, Blue Waters
The Epic History of America's Most Notorious Pirates
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Black Flags, Blue Waters
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Narrated by:
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Paul Brion
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By:
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Eric Jay Dolin
About this listen
Set against the backdrop of the Age of Exploration, Black Flags, Blue Waters reveals the dramatic and surprising history of American piracy's "Golden Age" - spanning the late 1600s through the early 1700s - when lawless pirates plied the coastal waters of North America and beyond. Best-selling author Eric Jay Dolin illustrates how American colonists at first supported these outrageous pirates in an early display of solidarity against the Crown, and then violently opposed them.
Through engrossing episodes of roguish glamour and extreme brutality, Dolin depicts the star pirates of this period, among them towering Blackbeard, ill-fated Captain Kidd, and sadistic Edward Low, who delighted in torturing his prey. Also brilliantly detailed are the pirates' manifold enemies, including colonial governor John Winthrop and evangelist Cotton Mather.
Upending popular misconceptions and cartoonish stereotypes, Dolin provides this wholly original account of the seafaring outlaws whose raids reflect the precarious nature of American colonial life.
©2018 Eric Jay Dolin (P)2018 HighBridge, a division of Recorded BooksWhat listeners say about Black Flags, Blue Waters
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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- Jacob
- 08-12-2020
Well written, boring narration.
A well written book but the narration was not engaging and had a dull delivery. probably not suited for the topic.
Overall of you can get over that it's a good book to listen to.
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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- Anonymous User
- 17-08-2022
A great snapshot of the Golden age of Piracy.
A great Snapshot of the intended time period. Sticks to know facts and doesn't embellish stories into the realm of fantasy. Easy listening although it feels like it jumps around from one character/period to the next (there were no chapter breaks in the narration, so that may be why it seemed so). Overall an enjoyable and brief history lesson.
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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- Derek Ironside-Hughes
- 09-09-2024
Great History
Well written about a subject that as always fascinated me. Great stories about an amazing time in the world's history. I did struggle a bit with narrative sometimes, English is a wonderful language. The American narrator did get to me at times with pronouncing some words. Of course English is spoken in many countries around the world with many different accents. I love the American accent but they call the Caribbean the Car-rib- be-an and Water Waaater, The Caribbean pronunciation was annoying because it was uttered many times in this book.
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