Douglas R Burgess Jr : 2 books
The Pirates' Pact
The Secret Alliances Between History's Most Notorious Buccaneers and Colonial America
Language: English
Release Date: October 5, 2008
The Secret Alliances Between History's Most Notorious Buccaneers and Colonial America
Was classical piracy an earlier version of state-sponsored terrorism?
Here's the story of how almost every well-known buccaneer of the “Golden Age of Piracy” enjoyed active sponsorship from England's...
Engines of Empire
Steamships and the Victorian Imagination
Language: English
Release Date: May 4, 2016
In 1859, the S.S. Great Eastern departed from England on her maiden voyage. She was a remarkable wonder of the nineteenth century: an iron city longer than Trafalgar Square, taller than Big Ben's tower, heavier than Westminster Cathedral. Her paddles were the size of Ferris wheels; her decks could...