The Pirates of the New England Coast 1630-1730 this carefully researched book offers

this carefully researched book offers readers an extremely rare insider's view of how one of UNESCO's World Heritage Sites came into being

the broken promises and granted wishes are accompanied by eight full-page plates

and self-control

written in the full flower of the novelist's maturity

The Pirates of the New England Coast 1630-1730 this carefully researched book offers"Why did men go a pirating, or 'on the account' as the pirates called it? The sailors said it was few ships and many men, hard work and small pay, long voyages, bad food and cruel commanders." Introduction Whatever their reasons, large numbers of pirates plied the waters off the coast of New England on the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, plundering merchant vessels and often inflicting grievous injuries on captains, passengers, and crews. Now