Download or read book Pirates of the Narrow Seas 1 written by M. Kei and published by . This book was released on 2011-09-02 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Pirates of the Narrow Seas was a dashing good tale full of adventure and mayhem"-Sage Whistler, author of 'Broken' Lt. Peter Thorton of the 18th century British navy must struggle to come out gay while surviving storms at sea, ship to ship battles, duels, kidnapping, and more in his quest for true love and honor. Pirates of the Narrow Seas is an expertly crafted swashbuckler brimming with authentic detail and fully realized portraits of life at sea, written by a tall ship sailor and internationally acclaimed poet. Winner of a Sweet Revolution Award for 'best full cast' and 'Judge's Pick' and Winner of 4th Place/Honorable Mention Rainbow Award for 'best gay historical fiction.'

Download or read book Pirates of Barbary written by Adrian Tinniswood and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2010-11-11 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The stirring story of the seventeenth-century pirates of the Mediterranean-the forerunners of today's bandits of the seas-and how their conquests shaped the clash between Christianity and Islam. 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.

Download or read book Pirates of the Seven Seas written by Ravi Struck and published by Seven Medaillons. This book was released on 2018-03-08 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Book one in the series introduces us to the main protagonist, Rick, who was captured by pirates at the age of four, the somewhat friendly Southern Pirates Clan headed by Captain Cutlass of the Southern Pirate Clan at the age of four. When he turns 18, Rick embarks on a quest across the seven seas of Reefia with Captain Cutlass and his pirate crew to collect the fabled seven medallions that are said to be the key to unlocking the Circle of Justice, a treasure-filled island with a portal to the world of mystics who possess magical powers. The medallions are guarded by formidable sea creatures--Kraken, Lava Dragon, King Claw, Golden Bird, Wallruster, Quetzal, and Thundra Hydra--who engage Rick and the pirates in epic battles.

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Download or read book The Life of Sir Henry Vane the Younger written by William Wotherspoon Ireland and published by . This book was released on 1905 with total page 564 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book A Vigil for Joe Rose written by Michael Whatling and published by . This book was released on 2021-01-29 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The experiences of being gay and out in high school, as told by the students themselves, in short story form.

Download or read book The British Navy Book written by Cyril Field and published by Library of Alexandria. This book was released on 2012-01-01 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Pirate Utopias written by Peter Lamborn Wilson and published by Autonomedia. This book was released on 2003 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Peter Lamborn Wilson shows why we cherish pirates - and why, for the sake of the future, we must continue to do so. Interesting and compelling...a rollicking, adventurous book.'Marcus Rediker, author, Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea'A chronicler, a historiographer, and a piratologist in the tradition of Defoe...with immense learning and interesting sympathies. His scholarship cuts through the seas of ignorance and prejudice with grace and power.'Peter Linebaugh, author, The London Hanged'One of those rare books which give historians new ideas to think about. It deals with 17th century European converts to Islam - usually but not always as pirates - whose numbers Wilson puts at thousands. His careful analysis of (the) renegadoes, their ideas, and political practice leads to a very tentative suggestion that some of them may have links with Rosicrucianism and the 18th-century Enlightenment...Historians will have to think about this book's novel theme and pursue its implications. Wilson really does turn the world upside down!'Christopher Hill, author, The World Turned Upside DownFrom the 16th to the 19th centuries, Muslim corsairs from the Barbary Coast ravaged European shipping and enslaved thousands of unlucky captives. During this same period, thousands more Europeans converted to Islam and joined the pirate holy war. Were these men (and women) the scum of the seas, apostates, traitors -- Renegadoes? Or did they abandon and betray Christendom as a praxis of social resistance?Peter Lamborn Wilson focuses on the corsairs' most impressive accomplishment, the independent Pirate Republic of Salé, in Morocco, in the 17th century. Corsairs, Sufis, pederasts, "irresistible" Moorish women, slaves, adventures, Irish rebels, heretical Jews, British spies, a Moorish pirate in old New York, and radical working-class heroes all populate a book which intends to entertain and to make a point about insurrectionary communities.

Download or read book This Side of Paradise written by F. Scott Fitzgerald and published by The Floating Press. This book was released on 2009-04-01 with total page 503 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Side of Paradise is a novel about post-World War I youth and their morality. Amory Blaine is a young Princeton University student with an attractive face and an interest in literature. His greed and desire for social status warp the theme of love weaving through the story.

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Download or read book Fire Dragon written by M. Kei and published by . This book was released on 2012-05-29 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In an exotic and magical land, Shuibai, a lowly bucket-maker, is appointed Fire Warden. He surprises and annoys everyone by taking his job seriously. Yet as he attempts to keep his city safe from fire, he finds his own life in peril as he stumbles across dangerous secrets. Mysterious foes are smuggling illegal guns into his city, and they will stop at nothing, not even arson, kidnapping, and murder, as they wage their secret war. He is helped by the man he loves, the handsome but crippled ex-firefighter, Zashi, a man tormented by demons of his own. Is the Fire Dragon real, or is the truth far more sinister?

Download or read book The Pirates Who s Who written by PHILIP GOSSE and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2023-11-01 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The fascinating and complete photograph "The Pirates' Who's Who" changed into made through the British naturalist and marine biologist Philip Gosse. Even though he had the equal name as his father, who changed into also an exquisite naturalist, this Philip Gosse turned into extra interested by marine records and piracy. The book is going into detail approximately the lives and adventures of famous pirates from history, giving short ancient sketches of those sea criminals. Gosse paints a shiny photograph of the people who terrorized the excessive seas at some stage in the Golden Age of Piracy, from famous pirates like Blackbeard to less famous however simply as thrilling characters. Gosse makes use of ancient information, first-hand bills of cash due, and legends to craft an exciting tale that looks into the pirates' motivations, moves, and deaths. The book isn't handiest a useful account of the past, however it also indicates how creative people have been all through that point by telling stories of bold raids, interesting adventures, and characters that have been bigger than existence. "The Pirates' Who's Who" is proof of Philip Gosse's thorough studies and ability as a storyteller. It offers readers an exciting and educational investigate the lives of the men and women who sailed underneath the black flag and left a long-lasting mark on maritime history.

Download or read book The Far Side of the World written by Patrick O'Brian and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 1994 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The inspiration for the major new motion picture starring Russell Crowe.

Download or read book Naval Songs and Ballads written by Charles Harding Firth and published by . This book was released on 1908 with total page 526 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of ballads illustrating the history of the British navy from the sixteenth to the middle of the ninteenth century.

Download or read book Daring Deeds Of Famous Pirates True Stories Of The Stirring Adventures Bravery And Resource Of Pirates Filibusters Buccaneers written by Edward Keble Chatterton and published by Alpha Edition. This book was released on 2021-05-07 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Daring Deeds Of Famous Pirates True Stories Of The Stirring Adventures, Bravery And Resource Of Pirates, Filibusters & Buccaneers, has been considered by academicians and scholars of great significance and value to literature. This forms a part of the knowledge base for future generations. So that the book is never forgotten we have represented this book in a print format as the same form as it was originally first published. Hence any marks or annotations seen are left intentionally to preserve its true nature.

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Download or read book Caught between Worlds written by Joe Snader and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 2021-10-21 with total page 446 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The captivity narrative has always been a literary genre associated with America. Joe Snader argues, however, that captivity narratives emerged much earlier in Britain, coinciding with European colonial expansion, the development of anthropology, and the rise of liberal political thought. Stories of Europeans held captive in the Middle East, America, Africa, and Southeast Asia appeared in the British press from the late sixteenth through the late eighteenth centuries, and captivity narratives were frequently featured during the early development of the novel. Until the mid-eighteenth century, British examples of the genre outpaced their American cousins in length, frequency of publication, attention to anthropological detail, and subjective complexity. Using both new and canonical texts, Snader shows that foreign captivity was a favorite topic in eighteenth-century Britain. An adaptable and expansive genre, these narratives used set plots and stereotypes originating in Mediterranean power struggles and relocated in a variety of settings, particularly eastern lands. The narratives' rhetorical strategies and cultural assumptions often grew out of centuries of religious strife and coincided with Europe's early modern military ascendancy. Caught Between Worlds presents a broad, rich, and flexible definition of the captivity narrative, placing the American strain in its proper place within the tradition as a whole. Snader, having assembled the first bibliography of British captivity narratives, analyzes both factual texts and a large body of fictional works, revealing the ways they helped define British identity and challenged Britons to rethink the place of their nation in the larger world.