Research Catalog

Title

Pieces of Eight [electronic resource] : More Archaeology of Piracy / edited by Charles R. Ewen and Russell K. Skowronek.

Publication

Gainesville : University Press of Florida, [2016]

Details

Additional Authors

• Ewen, Charles R., 1956-
• Skowronek, Russell K.

Description

1 online resource (xviii, 318 pages) : illustrations, maps.

Summary

Going back to the "Queen Anne's Revenge," La Salles's "La Belle," and adding the newest finds from Captain Kidd's "Cara Merchant of Quedagh" and Captain Henry Morgan's encampments, this volume reveals new discoveries and new ways of looking at the archaeology of pirates.

Uniform Title

Pieces of Eight (Online)

Alternative Title

Pieces of 8

Subject

• Underwater archaeology
• Coastal archaeology
• Pirates > History

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-307) and index.

Access (note)

• Access restricted to authorized users.

Contents

Setting a course toward an archaeology of piracy / Russell K. Skowronek -- Blackbeard's Queen Anne's revenge and its French connection / Mark U. Wilde-Ramsing and Linda F. Carnes-McNaughton -- Revisiting the fiery dragon / John de Bry and Marco Roling -- Black Bart's ranger / Chad M. Gulseth -- The wreck of the Quedagh Merchant: the lost ship of Captain William Kidd / Frederick H. Hanselmann and Charles D. Beeker -- Plundering the Spanish Main: Henry Morgan's raid on Panama / Frederick H. Hanselmann, Tomás Mendizábal, and Juan G. Martín -- Ireland's golden age of piracy: history, cartography, and emerging archaeology / Connie Kelleher -- Shiver me timbers!: the influence of Hollywood on the archaeology of piracy / Russell K. Skowronek and Charles R. Ewen -- Signaling pirate identity / Heather Hatch -- Artifacts that talk like pirates: Jolly Roger iconography and archaeological sites / Kenneth J. Kinkor -- Pirates as providers / Kathleen Deagan -- Recognizing a pirate shipwreck without the skull and crossbones / Courtney Page and Charles R. Ewen -- Parting shot / Charles R. Ewen.

LCCN

2015031796

OCLC

ssj0001570962

Title

Pieces of Eight [electronic resource] : More Archaeology of Piracy / edited by Charles R. Ewen and Russell K. Skowronek.

Imprint

Gainesville : University Press of Florida, [2016]

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-307) and index.

Access

Access restricted to authorized users.

Connect to:

Available from home with a valid library card

Available onsite at NYPL

Added Author

Ewen, Charles R., 1956-

Skowronek, Russell K.