Privateering and Piracy in the Colonial Period gathers illustrative documents on the practice of legalized and illegal sea raiding in the early modern Atlantic. The collection presents commissions, court records, and accounts that show how privateers and pirates operated along the colonial coasts and trade routes.
By assembling primary sources, the volume reveals the blurred line between sanctioned privateering and outright piracy in the colonial era. It is a valuable resource for the maritime history of the period. This free EPUB edition presents the complete compilation for readers interested in piracy, colonial commerce, and Atlantic history.