Welsh Pirates and Privateers

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ISBN: 9781845242817
Publication April 2018
Format: Paperback, 150x155 mm

We discover that Wales gave us the most notorious pirate in Elizabethan times, John Callice of Tintern; Admiral Sir Henry Morgan, the greatest privateer of all time a century later; and the most successful pirate in history, Black Bart Roberts of Casnewydd Bach, whose death ended 'the Golden Age of Piracy'.

Table of Contents:
This is Breverton's eighth book upon pirates and privateers, and this is a revised and updated version of his The Book of Welsh Pirates and Buccaneers (2003), which was a Welsh Books Council 'Book of the Month'. One review called it 'an immense work of great scholarship... effectively, a study of the whole genre of piracy... exemplary, yet the writing is light and accessible... wonderful, fascinating detail and essential reading.'

Author Biography:
Terry Breverton has written over fifty books, his main emphasis being upon Welsh history, heritage and culture, and has been translated into over twenty languages, including Chinese, Japanese and Turkish. A former international businessman, consultant and academic, he has appeared in several documentaries and given talks upon Wales in Boston, Vancouver, Washington and elsewhere. He has been awarded the Welsh Books Council's 'Book of the Month' five times.