{"product_id":"2940169211344","title":"Villains of All Nations: Atlantic Pirates in the Golden Age","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eVillains of All Nations\u003c\/i\u003e explores the \"Golden Age\" of Atlantic piracy (1716-1726) and the infamous generation whose images underlie our modern, romanticized view of pirates.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRediker introduces us to the dreaded black flag, the Jolly Roger; swashbuckling figures such as Edward Teach, better known as Blackbeard; and the unnamed, unlimbed pirate who was likely Robert Louis Stevenson's model for Long John Silver in Treasure Island.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis history shows from the bottom up how sailors emerged from deadly working conditions on merchant and naval ships, turned pirate, and created a starkly different reality aboard their own ships, electing their officers, dividing their booty equitably, and maintaining a multinational social order. The real lives of this motley crew amp;mdash; which included cross-dressing women, people of color, and the \"outcasts of all nations\" amp;mdash; are far more compelling than contemporary myth.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47161498534128,"sku":"2940169211344","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940169211344_p0.jpg?v=1769894508","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940169211344","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}