The Sea Rover's Practice

Successful sea rovers were careful practitioners of a complex profession that sought wealth by stratagem and force of arms. Using a variety of tactics and often armed with little more than musket and grenade, these "soldiers and privateers" were supreme seamen and tacticians. This book describes in detail the tactics of sea rovers of the period.

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BENERSON LITTLE

Klappentext
To read of sea roving's various incarnations - piracy, privateering, buccaneering, la flibuste, la course - is to bring forth romantic, and often violent, imagery. Indeed, much of this imagery has become a literary and cinematic clich?. And what an image it is!

Inhalt
Dedication; Table of Contents ii; Preface viii; Chapter One; The Perils of Wealth by Stratagem and Force of Arms: Of Greed and Desperation 1-1; Chapter Two; Sea Rovers: Freebooters, Filibusters, Cruisers, Corsairs, Buccaneers, Privateers, and Pirates 2-1; Chapter Three; Wealth by Force of Arms: of Purchase as Purpose 3-1; Chapter Four; Roving Spirits, Charter Parties, and Stout Commanders: The Recruiting, Organization, and Leadership of Adventurers 4-1; Chapter Five; Piraguas, Sloops, and Ships: Tools of the Trade, Part One 5-1; Chapter Six; Of Small Arms and Fireworks: Tools of the Trade, Part Two 6-1; Chapter Seven; Cruising for Purchase: Forewamed is Forearmed 7-1; Chapter Eight; Baptisms, Pissdales, and French Volleys: The Routine at Sea 8-1; Chapter Nine; Riches and Dangers at Sea: Pirate Prey and Pirate Hunters 9-1; Chapter Ten; "A sail! A sail!" Descrying and Espying the Prey 10-1; Chapter Eleven; Colors True and Colors False: In None We Trust 11-1; Chapter Twelve; Stand to Her Forefoot: Giving Chase 12-1; Chapter Thirteen; Hailing and Showing Teeth: The Prey in Range 13-1; Chapter Fourteen; Plucking a Crow: Small Arms and Great Guns 14-1; Chapter Fifteen; Volleys, Grenades, and Cutlasse: Laying Her Aboard Under Fire 15-1; Chapter Sixteen; Surprizals at Sea: "Jesus! These Men are Devils!" 16-1; Chapter Seventeen; Surprizals at Anchor: Quiet Oars, Quiet Waters 17-1; Chapter Eighteen; More Surprizals at Anchor: Of Trade and Other Pretenses 18-1; Chapter Nineteen; Sending a Smoker and Catching a Tartar: More Stratagems at Sea 19-1; Chapter Twenty; Houses, Towns, and Cities Sacked: The Sea Rover as Soldier 20-1; Chapter Twenty-One; Plunder and Prisoners: The Sanguine Spoils 21-1; Chapter Twenty-Two; Rum, Women, Dice, Turtle, and Honor: The Routine Ashore, and Soon Another Venture 22-1; Chapter Twenty-Three; Of Greed and Force of Arms, Part Two: Dying by the Sword 23-1; Appendix One; Comparative Actions of Sea Rovers A1-1; Appendix Two; Privateer, Buccaneer, and Pirate: A Sea Rover's Lexicon, Part I A2-1; Appendix Three; Galley, Sloop, and Piragua: A Sea Rover's Lexicon, Part II A3-1; Appendix Four; Mariner's Language 1630 to 1730: A Sea Rover's Lexicon, Part III A4-1; Appendix Five; Roving Writers and Some I Wish Had Been A5-1; Appendix Six; Spirits and Belly Timber: Some Culinary History and Recipes for the Adventurous A6-1; Appendix Seven; Ranges, Distances, Weights, and Measures A7-1; Notes B-1; Bibliography; Author's Biography.

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