{"product_id":"black-flags-blue-waters-eric-jay-dolin-9781631496226","title":"Black Flags, Blue Waters: The Epic History of America's Most Notorious Pirates | Eric Jay Dolin","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWith surprising tales of vicious mutineers, imperial riches, and high-seas intrigue, \u003ci\u003eBlack Flags, Blue Waters\u003c\/i\u003e is “rumbustious enough for the adventure-hungry” (Peter Lewis, \u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSet against the backdrop of the Age of Exploration, \u003ci\u003eBlack Flags, Blue Waters\u003c\/i\u003e reveals the surprising history of American piracy’s “Golden Age” - spanning the late 1600s through the early 1700s - when lawless pirates plied the coastal waters of North America and beyond. “Deftly blending scholarship and drama” (Richard Zacks), best-selling author Eric Jay Dolin illustrates how American colonists at first supported these outrageous pirates in an early display of solidarity against the Crown, and then violently opposed them. Through engrossing episodes of roguish glamour and extreme brutality, Dolin depicts the star pirates of this period, among them the towering Blackbeard, the ill-fated Captain Kidd, and sadistic Edward Low, who delighted in torturing his prey. Upending popular misconceptions and cartoonish stereotypes, \u003ci\u003eBlack Flags, Blue Waters\u003c\/i\u003e is a “tour de force history” (Michael Pierce, \u003ci\u003eMidwestern Rewind\u003c\/i\u003e) of the seafaring outlaws whose raids reflect the precarious nature of American colonial life.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bust-Down Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51562397729083,"sku":"1631496220","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0855\/2077\/7531\/files\/9781631496226.jpg?v=1787355326","url":"https:\/\/bustdownbooks.com\/products\/black-flags-blue-waters-eric-jay-dolin-9781631496226","provider":"Bust-Down Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}