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I very much enjoyed "The Republic Of Pirates: Being the True and Surprising Story of the Caribbean Pirates and the Man Who Brought Them Down" by Colin Woodward.
by jghn 4y ago
I very much enjoyed "The Republic Of Pirates: Being the True and Surprising Story of the Caribbean Pirates and the Man Who Brought Them Down" by Colin Woodward. I'm pretty sure I originally came across it in a thread here on HN.
Not that I'm expert enough to know, but it felt well researched. On the assumption that what he said was as true as possible given the circumstances, I thought it was pretty enlightening.
- samvher 4y agoSince we're doing book recommendations :) I thought "The Invisible Hook: The Hidden Economics of Pirates" [1] was a fun read as well. [1] https://www.amazon.com/Invisible-Hook-Hidden-Economics-Pirates/dp/0691150095 https://www.amazon.com/Invisible-Hook-Hidden-Economics-Pirat...
- kedean 4y agoFor anyone fiction-inclined, The Silver Oar by Howard Breslin is the first thing that the opening part of this article reminded me of. It focuses on an accused pirate on the run in the New England colonies, and his ongoing relationship with various colonial characters. A fun swashbuckling read if one wants to branch away from prestige literature.
- Apocryphon 4y agoBlack Sails was a fun fictionalization of that history, crossed over with the prehistory of Treasure Island. It's opening sequence is unbeatable. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFTcA4QLHw0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFTcA4QLHw0
- jghn 4y agoHuge fan of this show. It started off a bit weak but really took off over time.
- kiliantics 4y agoI love it. I was wondering if anyone would mention it in the comments. I think it's definitely one of the lesser known absolute gems of tv in recent years.