Outlaws of the Atlantic

Description:

Rediker turns maritime history upside down, exploring the dramatic world of maritime adventure not from the perspective of admirals, merchants, and nation-states but from the viewpoint of commoners: sailors, slaves, indentured servants, pirates, and other outlaws from the late seventeenth to the early nineteenth century. He reveals how the "motley" (i.e. multiethnic) crews were a driving force behind the American Revolution; that pirates, enslaved Africans, and other outlaws worked together to subvert capitalism; and that, in the era of the tall ship, outlaws challenged authority from below deck.

subjects: Pirates,  Sailors,  Seafaring life,  Merchant marine,  Slave ships,  Navigation,  Merchant mariners,  History,  Merchant marine, united states,  Merchant marine, great britain,  Atlantic ocean

Places: United States,  Atlantic Ocean,  Atlantic Ocean Region,  Great Britain