pickI really enjoyed learning more about pirate activity in the pre-Revolutionary American colonies. It was a combination of accounts of real-life pirates, legends, and what life was like aboard a ship.
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Black Flags, Blue Waters: The Epic History of America's Most Notorious Pirates | 
pickI really enjoyed learning more about pirate activity in the pre-Revolutionary American colonies. It was a combination of accounts of real-life pirates, legends, and what life was like aboard a ship.
As if Netflix knew I was reading a book talking about pirates. 🤣
so-soI finally finished that one. In general, it is a very interesting book with a lot of insights on the life of the pirates at the American coasts. But sometimes it was impossible to read it fluently. I could obly digest one to two chapters at once because there was so much information given.
Friday morning - time to read!!! 🤗🤗🤗
(In Arabic countries the weekend starts on Friday. And Sunday is a regular workday.)
Started to read this one back in October when I travelled to Switzerland. Now I am back to Switzerland for Christmas and will go on - hopefully with a lot of snow... 🤗
#AnglophileApril #SupermassiveBlackHole
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Xsp3_a-PMTw
Pirates can put a supermassive black hole in your pocketbook or ship hull! 🏴☠️⚔️⚓️☠️
so-soOverall, I really liked this book. It simultaneously satisfied my love for history and for adventure. It was, however, a slow read for me. I could only read it in 30-50 page chunks before feeling like I was bogged down with information. I'm not normally a nonfiction girl but this was right up my alley.
This side of American history is really quite fascinating and the book ties in with what is happening in the rest of the world at the time.
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I need a break from all the fiction I've been reading recently. A need to "cleanse the palate," as it were. So I'm looking forward to reading this book, because I've always loved stories of pirates and the sea. ?☠
pickFans of Pirates of the Carribean and Black Sails, this is the pirate book for you! Detailing the history of piracy from the mid-1500s to 1700's, names like Henry Morgan to Blackbeard have resonated with the whole myth and lore of sea bandits. Author Eric Jay Dolin examines the origins of these legends and looks at the political and economic issues plaguing Europe at the time.
