(** = Book is in editor's library)
(# = While not possessing it, editor has read the book)
Black, Clinton Vane de Brosse, Pirates Of The West Indies, [Cambridge (England), New York : Cambridge University Press, 1989. Includes index.
Botting, Douglas, The Pirates, (TIME LIFE's The Seafarer's Series) [Time-Life Books, Alexandia, VA, 1978]. Good general overview, with lots of illustrations. Special sections on coins of the time, weapons used by pirates, and how a captured prize ship was converted into an unrecognizable, streamlined pirate vessel.**
Bradlee, Francis B. C., Piracy In The West Indies And Its Suppression, (Rio Grande Press, 1990 [reprint of 1923 ed.] ). Verbatim excerpts from newspapers, ships' logs, letters and official reports. It focuses largely on the U.S. Navy's expeditions to the West Indies to combat piracy. Thorough index.**
Burney, James, The History of the Buccaneers of America (1816 (reprinted London, 1949; New York, 1951)). Wonderfully readable, authoritative and judicious. Maps and illustrations.#
Carse, Robert, The Age of Piracy , [Rinehart & Co., Inc, N. Y., 1957]. Beginning with a vivid description of the early buccaneers, an interesting, readable overview of piracy up through the Lafitte Brothers.**
Cordingly, David & Falconer, John, Pirates: Fact & Fiction [Collins & Brown, London, 1992] Well-illustrated coffee-table soft-cover. Though content is somewhat shallow, many interesting tidbits.**
Cordingly, David, Under the Black Flag: the Romance and the Reality of Life Among the Pirates, [Random House, NY 1995]. Most excellent book, belongs in every pirate's library. Now available in paperback.**
Cordingly, David, ed., Pirates: Terror on the High Seas — From the Caribbean to the South China Sea, [JG Press, 1996]. This is an absolutely wonderful coffee-table book full of well-written, authoritative articles covering from Golden Age of piracy to the present day completely illustrated with a spectacular selection of full-color pictures.#
Defoe, Daniel (see Charles Johnson)
Dubner, Barry Hart, The Law of International Sea Piracy, (The Hague, Boston : M. Nijhoff Publishers ; Hingham, MA : 1980).
Ellms, Charles, The Pirates Own Book, [1837 (Dover reprint, 1993)]. Delightfully melodramatic accounts, based on contemporary accounts, trial proceedings & Admiralty records. Contains several woodcuts that have been reprinted in later books on piracy.**
Gosse, Philip, The Pirate’s Who’s Who: Giving Particulars of the Lives & Deaths of the Pirates & Buccaneers, [Burt Franklin, 1924, various reprints available]. An alphabetical compendium of pirates, some very obscure. Good reference for researching personas.**
Gosse, Philip, The History of Piracy, [Tudor Publishing Co, NY 1934 (reprinted by Rio Grande Press)]. Excellent overview, with material not generally found elsewhere, including a section on Bully Hayes.**
Haring, Clarence Henry, The Buccaneers in the West Indies in the XVII Century [1910]. Gutenberg Online Version
Hoppe, Emil Otto, Pirates, Buccaneers and Gentlemen Adventurers, [New York and London, 1972].
Innes, Brian, The Book of Pirates. [Bancroft and Company, Ltd., 1966].
Karraker, Cyrus H., Piracy Was a Business, [Richard R. Smith Publishers, Inc., Rindge, New Hampshire, 1953].
Konstam, Angus, Pirates!
[Osprey Publishing, 1998] Wonderfully illustrated by Angus McBride, this little
volume gives a good introductory overview of piracy. Good sections on pirate clothing, and
pirate battle at sea.**
__, Buccaneers
(a.k.a. Buccaneers 1620-1700) [Osprey Publishing,
2000] Wonderfully illustrated by Angus McBride, gives a good overview of
buccaneers. Sections on the Spanish Main, buccaneer dress, fighting
techniques, their commanders (including Henry Morgan) and more.#
Lane, Kris E., Pillaging the Empire : Piracy in the Americas 1500-1750 (Latin American Realities) [1998]. Hardcover - 264 pp. Published in the UK under the title of: Blood & Silver: A History of Piracy in the Caribbean & Central America. [1999] Softcover - 230 pp. This author delves into the early roots of piracy along the Spanish Main. He explores piracy as a response of other European nations to the monopolization of the New World by the Spanish and Portuguese empires. Much about Dutch sea-rovers, the French Huguenots and the English sea-dogs. Interesting little sections at the end of each chapter on various side topics (period currency, food and drink, underwater salvaging, 17th c. shipbuilding). Notes, glossary, selected bibliography and good index. **(I have the British version.)
Lucie-Smith, Edward, Outcasts of the Sea: Pirates and Piracy, [Paddington Press Ltd., New York, 1978]. An excellent reference, detailing not only the history of piracy from ancient times up through the 20th century, but also analyzes the image of the pirate through contemporary and later literature (fiction and non-fiction) as well as movies. Contains an extensive bibliography. Readable & accurate.#
Marley, David F., Pirates: Adventurers of the High Seas, [1995]. Well-illustrated (many in color), and maps.
__ , Pirates and Privateers of the Americas, ABC-CLIO, Santa Barbara, CA, 1994] Hardback, 458 pp. Encyclopedia style book. Lists references for each entry. Very well-researched, in-depth resource. Excellent bibliography and index. Highly recommended.**
Marx, Jenifer, Pirates and Privateers of
the Caribbean,, [Krieger Publishing Co., Florida, 1992] Good general text
on Caribbean piracy by the wife of underwater archeologist and
author, Robert Marx (Port Royal expert). Very few illustrations.**
Mitchell, David, Pirates: An Illustrated History, [The
Dial Press, New York, 1976]. Hardback, 208 pp. Covers the Caribbean and South Seas,
Madagascar and the Guinea Coast, and the Mediterranean pirates. Quotes liberally from
ballads about the pirates. Readable & accurate.#
Mulder, Kenneth W., Piracy: Days of Long Ago
[Tampa: Mulder Enterprises, 1998].
Softcover 8 1/2" x 11". 88 pages, with numerous b&w illustrations, 6 color
plates by Rick Reeves, color back cover by Richard Becker, and bibliography. Study of
piracy predominantly focused on the carribean.**
National Maritime Museum, Piracy and Privateering, London, 1972.
Pennell, C. R. , Bandits at Sea:
A Pirates Reader, New York University Press,
2001. A collection of essays by respected scholars. Some essays on
topics often not covered in the books on general piracy: black pirates,
Chinese pirates, homosexuality in the pirate community, Irish piracy, and much
more. Well indexed. Highly recommended.**
Platt, Richard,
Pirate,
[Eyewitness Books: Alfred A. Knopf, 1994] ISBN: 0-679-87255-8. A close-up look at the
colorful and cruel robbers of the sea. Learn who devised the terrifying Jolly Roger, how a
surprisingly disciplined life was maintained aboard pirate ships, and what cunning ruses
pirates used to lure merchants to their doom. Filled with extraordinary illustrations.
Many photos of surviving artifacts. (Though intended for youngsters, the photos in this
book make it well worth owning for any pirate enthusiast.)**
Pringle, Patrick, Jolly Roger - The Story of the Great Age of Piracy,
[W. W. Norton, NY, 1953]. Very readable, strong on social history, a good
overview. [Being reprinted by Dover, so should be back in print around late
2001.]**
Rankin, Hugh F., The Golden Age of Piracy, [1969] Well
illustrated and documented text.**
Reinhardt, David. Pirates and Piracy. [N.Y.: Konecky &
Konecky 1997]. Large coffee table type book with numerous engravings, b/w illustrations,
maps (some rare), glossary of pirate terms.**
Rogozinski, Jan, PIRATES: An A-Z Encyclopedia - Brigands, Buccaneers, and
Privateers in Fact, Fiction & Legend, [Facts on File, 1995] Fun to
browse through - encyclopedia-type entries, but have found many errors or discrepancies
with information given. Many illustrations, good bibliography. **
Seitz, Don C., Under the Black Flag. [1925; (reprinted,
Gryphon Books, 1971)].
Sherry, Frank, Raiders & Rebels: The Golden Age of Piracy,
[Quill, 1986]. A more substantial book, an excellent reference for when you are ready to
do some serious reading and research. It explains the evolution of piracy, covers pirate
society and customs, and reviews the exploits of individual pirates. There are many quotes
from the works of Daniel DeFoe, an author contemporary to the pirate era.**
Thrower, Rayner, The Pirate Picture, [Barnes & Noble, 1980].
Good general book on piracy. No illustrations.**
Verrill, A. Hyatt, The Real Story
of the Pirate, [Rio Grande Press, 1989 (reprint of 1923 ed.)]. True
accounts of piracy, with facts obtainable only from unquestioned historical accounts and
contemporaneous works. No index.**
__ , In
the Wake of the Buccaneers, [Rio Grande Press, 1990 (reprint of 1923
ed.)] This is something of a travel log where the author visits Caribbean haunts to
conduct onsite research into such pirates as Blackbeard, Stede Bonnet, Capt. Bartholomew
Sharp, Capt. Kidd, Capt. Morgan and many others. Many photos of sites visited.**
Wheeler, Richard. In Pirate Waters. [New York, Crowell,
1969]
Williams, Neville, Captains Outrageous: Seven Centuries of Piracy
[London, 1961; New York, 1962]. Supplements the histories of Gosse & Pringle with
much new material from official records & other contemporary documents. Probably the
most authoritative survey of topic from a British point of view.
Woodbury, George, The Great Days of Piracy in the West Indies,,
[Norton & Co., NY, 1951]. Interesting appendices on "Women Who Passed as
Men", & "Divorce by Sale".**
(** = Book is in editor's library)
(# = While not possessing it, editor has read the book)
OTHER BOOKS
Events / Crews / Merchants / Books / NQG Collection / Rogues Gallery / Movies / Tall Ships / Ports o' Call / Contact Us
Web page design by Michael &
Christine Markel Lampe.
© 2002 "No Quarter Given". All rights reserved.
No don't you go piratin' any written material, graphics or photos from the "NO
QUARTER GIVEN" website without permission, or we'll have to hunt you down, hand ya
over to the crew, and let them have their way with ya. WARNIN': they've been a long time
at sea.
Besides. . . , it ain't nice ta steal!