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Pirate Hunter: The Life of Captain Woodes Rogers Kindle Edition

by Graham A. Thomas (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 14 ratings
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On 2 August 1708 Captain Woodes Rogers set sail from Bristol with two ships, the Duke and Duchess, on an epic voyage of circumnavigation that was to make him famous. His mission was to attack, plunder and pillage Spanish ships wherever he could. And, as Graham Thomas shows in this tense and exciting narrative, after a series of pursuits and sea battles he returned laden with booty and with a reputation as one of the most audacious and shrewd fighting captains of the age. He was then appointed governor of the Bahamas by George I with the task of suppressing the pirates who roamed this corner of the Caribbean and preyed on its shipping. He was equally successful as a privateer and pirate-hunter in an age when brutality and ruthlessness were the law of the sea.
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    Pen & Sword
  5. Publication date
    April 20, 2009
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"A kind and generous biography of Captain Woodes Rogers."
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Graham A Thomas is an author and a historian.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B008O8I2FU
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Pen & Sword (April 20, 2009)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ April 20, 2009
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 6797 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 272 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 14 ratings

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4.3 out of 5 stars
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Mark Bennion
3.0 out of 5 stars Complete but dry
Reviewed in the United States on January 9, 2010
A well researched book, but lacking in the detail that might have brought Woodes Rogers to life. The book also lacked a lot of the historical context that would have made the life of so famous a mariner into perspective.
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Raymond A. Bunce
5.0 out of 5 stars Pirate Hunter: The Life of captain Woodes Rogers
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 15, 2013
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I am particularly interested in historic novels and books like the Pirate Hunter really help one to fill in the missing gaps. A really good read.
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vrijbuiter
3.0 out of 5 stars chasseur de pirate
Reviewed in France on July 11, 2012
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Ce livre concerne la vie de Woodes Rogers qui paradoxalement fut chargé de lutter contre la piraterie antillaise alors qu'il avait été un corsaire et pirate... Ce livre montre ls facettes de ce personange et son action justement pour réprimer de toutes les façons la piraterie endemique d'alors, dans cet âge d'or de la piraterie antillaise des années 1713-1730.
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Rick Woolls
5.0 out of 5 stars A very interesting book especially for divers.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 21, 2019
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Interesting.
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2 cowboys
5.0 out of 5 stars Pirates--The truth
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 16, 2009
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An excellent history, well written and an exciting read.
Beware someone has tried to rip this off but his facts and folk are
rubbish.
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