Pirates of Barbary : corsairs, conquests and captivity in the seventeenth-century Mediterranean

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  • Author: Tinniswood, Adrian
    Contributor:

    Tantor Media

    ,

    OneClick Digital (Firm)

    ,

    Chafer, Clive

    Summary:

    Adrian Tinniswood brings alive this dynamic chapter in history, where clashes between pirates of the East and governments of the West grew increasingly intense and dangerous. In vivid detail, Tinniswood recounts the brutal struggles, glorious triumphs, and enduring personalities of the pirates of the Barbary Coast, and how their maneuverings between the Muslim empires and Christian Europe shed light on the religious and moral battles that still rage today.

    Genre: History, True adventure stories
    Subject(s): History
    Original Publisher: [Old Saybrook, Conn.] , [Prince Frederick, Md.] , Tantor Media , [Distributed by] OneClick Digital
    Language(s): English
    ISBN:

    9781400199242

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DC Contributor

Tantor Media

OneClick Digital (Firm)

Chafer, Clive

Abstract

Adrian Tinniswood brings alive this dynamic chapter in history, where clashes between pirates of the East and governments of the West grew increasingly intense and dangerous. In vivid detail, Tinniswood recounts the brutal struggles, glorious triumphs, and enduring personalities of the pirates of the Barbary Coast, and how their maneuverings between the Muslim empires and Christian Europe shed light on the religious and moral battles that still rage today.

Genre
History
True adventure stories
Subject
History
Publisher (Source)

[Old Saybrook, Conn.]

[Prince Frederick, Md.]

Tantor Media

[Distributed by] OneClick Digital

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