{"product_id":"privateers-and-privateering-paperback-9781108026291","title":"Privateers and Privateering (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108026291","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003ePrivateers and Privateering\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTrue stories of eighteenth-century privateers, published in 1910 at the height of Britain's naval arms race with Germany.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eEdward Phillips Statham (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108026291, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 27 January 2011\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e416 pages, 8 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 2.4 cm, 0.53 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIn this book, first published in 1910 at the height of Britain's naval arms race with Germany, E. P. Statham (b. 1848) presented the lives and exploits of, in his words, 'licensed plunderers'. Insisting his tales were 'without embroidery' but were intended 'to amuse and entertain', Statham clearly had a fondness for adventure and an almost grudging admiration for his subjects. A retired Royal Navy officer at the time of publication, Statham was also the author of a number of medieval histories, and at one point was the superintendent of a School Ship, which when moored in the River Mersey (Statham was born in Liverpool) was twice burnt down by its pupils. In his conclusion, Statham questions the possible role of privateering in the wars yet to come. Engaging and colourful, the stories perhaps reveal as much about the buccaneering spirit of the author as they do about their subjects.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Introductory: 1. Two early incidents\u003cbr\u003e 2. Andrew Barton. The 'Amity' and the Spaniards\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Privateering in the South Seas: 3. William Dampier\u003cbr\u003e 4. Woodes Rogers\u003cbr\u003e 5. Woodes Rogers continued\u003cbr\u003e 6. George Shelvocke and John Clipperton\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Some Odd Yarns: 7. Captain Phillips, of the 'Alexander'. The case of the 'Antigallican'\u003cbr\u003e 8. Captain Death, of the 'Terrible'. Mr. Peter Baker and the 'Mentor'. Captain Edward Moor, of the 'Fame'. Captain James Borrowdale, of the 'Ellen'\u003cbr\u003e Part IV. Two Great Englishmen: 9. Fortunatus Wright\u003cbr\u003e 10. Fortunatus Wright continued\u003cbr\u003e 11. George Walker\u003cbr\u003e 12. George Walker continued\u003cbr\u003e Some Frenchmen: 13. Jean Bart\u003cbr\u003e 14. Du Guay Trouin\u003cbr\u003e 15. Jacques Cassard\u003cbr\u003e 16. Robert Surcouf. Concerning the Frontispiece\u003cbr\u003e Some Americans: 17. Captain Silas Talbot\u003cbr\u003e 18. Captain Joshua Barney\u003cbr\u003e 19. Captains Barney and Haraden\u003cbr\u003e 20. Captain Thomas Boyle\u003cbr\u003e 21. The 'General Armstrong'\u003cbr\u003e Part V. Some More Odd Yarns: 22. The 'Princess Royal' packet. Two colonial privateers\u003cbr\u003e 23. The affair of the 'Bonaparte'\u003cbr\u003e 24. The 'Windsor Castle' packet. The 'Catherine'. The 'Fortune'. 'The Three Sisters'\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Military history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Military history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Military%20history%20%5BHBW%5D%22\"\u003eHBW\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46266009649432,"sku":"9781108026291","price":31.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108026291i_e0fbdbae-f586-4f65-b15e-a207c9311ac3.jpg?v=1694873406","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/privateers-and-privateering-paperback-9781108026291","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}