| The Pirates of Colonial North Carolina Contributor(s): Rankin, Hugh F. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0865263310 ISBN-13: 9780865263314 Publisher: North Carolina Division of Archives & History OUR PRICE: $9.00 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 1960 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - Colonial Period (1600-1775) - History | United States - State & Local - South (al,ar,fl,ga,ky,la,ms,nc,sc,tn,va,wv) |
| Dewey: 910.45 |
| LCCN: 2009376424 |
| Physical Information: 0.1" H x 6" W x 9" (0.36 lbs) 92 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - South |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Originally published in 1960, this paperback is the most popular title ever published by the Historical Publications Section and has never gone out of print. It contains a separate chapter about Blackbeard, which includes information on the infamous buccaneer's flagship, the Queen Anne's Revenge. Also included are an appendix listing seafaring bandits who were active in North Carolina, a listing of other books about pirates, and a glossary of nautical terms pertinent to piracy. |
Contributor Bio(s): Rankin, Hugh F.: - Hugh F. Rankin (1923-1989) was W. R. Irby Professor of History at Tulane University and the author of many outstanding publications on early American and North Carolina history. He earned a Ph.D. in history from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. In addition to eighteen published books, Dr. Rankin contributed essays to numerous edited works and more than fifty articles to various professional journals and reference sources. |