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<p>patterns Of Pillage Offers A Fresh, Geographical Perspective On The Story Of Piracy In And Around The Caribbean. It Focuses On Places Associated With The Sea Rovers Of Spanish America: Routes, Targets, Hideaways, Rendezvous, And Island Strongholds. Why Did Pirates&#173;the Likes Of Francis Drake, Henry Morgan, And Blackbeard&#173;haunt Particular Places? How Did Their Spatial Strategies Develop And Change Over The Centuries? Much Of The Explanation Lies In Geographic Factors Such As Winds, Ocean Currents, Coastal Features, Maritime Bottlenecks, Historical Geopolitics, Merchant Traffic Flow, And The Distribution Of Natural Resources. All Contributed To Patterns Of Piracy That Connected The Caribbean Sea To The Gulf Of Mexico, Cape Horn, And Beyond.</p> <h3>booknews</h3> <p>offers A Fresh, Geographical Perspective On The Story Of Piracy In And Around The Caribbean. Focuses On Places Associated With The Sea Rovers Of Spanish America: Their Routes, Hideaways, And Island Strongholds. Looks At How Pirates' Spatial Strategies Developed And Changed Over The Centuries, And At Contributing Factors Including Wind And Ocean Currents, Coastal Features, Geopolitics, Merchant Traffic Flow, And

Author

Peter Reppert Galvin

Publisher

Peter Lang Publishing; Lang Publishing, Incorporated, Peter

Published

1998

Language

EN

ISBN

9780820437712

Subjects

History, Anthropology, Science