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    Pirates of Barbary: Corsairs, Conquests and Captivity in the Seventeenth-Century Mediterranean
    Pirates of Barbary: Corsairs, Conquests and Captivity in the Seventeenth-Century Mediterranean
    Pirates of Barbary: Corsairs, Conquests and Captivity in the Seventeenth-Century Mediterranean
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    Pirates of Barbary: Corsairs, Conquests and Captivity in the Seventeenth-Century Mediterranean

    Written by Adrian Tinniswood

    Narrated by Clive Chafer

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    It's easy to think of piracy as a romantic way of life long gone-if not for today's frightening headlines of robbery and kidnapping on the high seas. Pirates have existed since the invention of commerce itself, but they reached the zenith of their power during the 1600s,
    when the Mediterranean was the crossroads of the world and pirates were the scourge of Europe and the glory of Islam. They attacked ships, enslaved crews, plundered cargoes, enraged governments, and swayed empires, wreaking havoc from Gibraltar to the Holy Land and beyond.

    Historian and author Adrian Tinniswood brings alive this dynamic chapter in history, where clashes between pirates of the East (Tunis, Algiers, and Tripoli) and governments of the West (England, France, Spain, and Venice) grew increasingly intense and dangerous. In vivid detail, Tinniswood recounts the brutal struggles, glorious triumphs, and enduring personalities of the pirates of the Barbary Coast, and how their maneuverings between the Muslim empires and Christian Europe shed light on the religious and moral battles that still rage today.

    As Tinniswood notes in Pirates of Barbary, "Pirates are history." In this fascinating and entertaining book, he reveals that the history of piracy is also the history that shaped our modern world.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTantor Media, Inc
    Release dateNov 17, 2010
    ISBN9781400189243
    Pirates of Barbary: Corsairs, Conquests and Captivity in the Seventeenth-Century Mediterranean
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    Adrian Tinniswood

    Adrian Tinniswood is a distinguished social, architectural and cultural historian. He is the author of The Long Weekend: Life in the English Country House 1918-1939. He was awarded an OBE for services to heritage in 2013.

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    • 3/5
      During history class in school, I first heard of the Barbary Coast and the exploits of a US Navy officer named Stephen Decatur. I always wondered about the Barbary pirates and Adrian Tinniswood has answered my questions in this history. He concentrates on the seventeenth century but covers the history of Tripoli, Tunis and Algiers as centers of piracy from the sixteenth through the early nineteenth century, using anecdotes, personal narratives and other sources to support a narrative that sweeps along, highlighting colorful pirates, officials and merchants. And he ends with the tales of Stephen Decatur's exploits.