
Black Flags, Blue Waters
The Epic History of America's Most Notorious Pirates
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Paul Brion
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Eric Jay Dolin
Set against the backdrop of the Age of Exploration, Black Flags, Blue Waters reveals the dramatic and 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. 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 towering Blackbeard, ill-fated Captain Kidd, and sadistic Edward Low, who delighted in torturing his prey. Also brilliantly detailed are the pirates' manifold enemies, including colonial governor John Winthrop and evangelist Cotton Mather.
Upending popular misconceptions and cartoonish stereotypes, Dolin provides this wholly original account of the seafaring outlaws whose raids reflect the precarious nature of American colonial life.
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Solid read, BUT...
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excellent!
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Great book, lot of stories
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Educational
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interesting pirate book
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I choose my audio books because of the topic, and then the description. I sometimes listen to the samples, but for the most part they are useless because they are generally introductions or prefaced that don't get into the meat of the subject. I should have listened to this one becsuse I cringed as soon as the narration started. i have several books narrated by this person, but i have never gotten through the first chapter before uninstalling them. Books like this one, while potentially being dthought provoking and entertaining, are presented in the same way that a professor who has presented the topic too many times and is just trying to get to the end of the semester. The speaker must be good to someone, because there are numerous books to his credit, but I can tell how many times I've started to listen to him because of the number of titles hes read that show "Started: xx hours yy minutes remaining." It's sad because the only way to know if the material is what I hoped is to read a paper copy.
The Narrator Puts Me to Sleep
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Informative and entertaining.
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I would say that the book partially succeeds. However, since it is difficult to tell that story without also giving the background information of piracy in the West Indies, about two thirds (just a rough estimate) of the content of the book is also covered in "The Republic of Pirates" by Colin Woodard, which, in my humble opinion, did a better job of it.
There is still a decent amount of interesting information in the book. Some of the stories relayed are different than other versions I have heard, and for some strange reason, I like hearing alternate reports. Perhaps the mystery is what makes this era in history so interesting to me.
Overall, although I occasionally got tired of hearing redundant information, I am glad I picked up this book.
Golden-Age Piracy from an American perspective
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The writing and story are super interesting, however the dull, monotone, narration by Paul Brion dulls down the rich content. He shows not appreciation for the exciting stories with his flat delivery. I almost returned it because of that but decided to keep it since the stories/history are truly interesting
Author & Story are great, Narrator is ultra dull
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History by eye witness's, journals, and court case
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