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Blackbeard’s Last Fight

Pirate Hunting in North Carolina 1718

Angus Konstam Mark Stacey (Illustrator) Johnny Shumate (Illustrator) Alan Gilliland (B.E.V. illustrator)

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English
Osprey
20 May 2012
Series: Raid
In April 1713 the War of the Spanish Succession came to an end.

During the conflict hundreds of privateers – licenced pirates – preyed on enemy shipping throughout the Caribbean. These privateers now found themselves out of a job, and many turned to piracy. One of theme was Edward Teach – more popularly known as “Blackbeard”. He joined the pirates in New Providence (now Nassau) in the Bahamas, and by early 1717 he had become a pirate captain. From then on he caused havoc off the North American seaboard, in the West Indies and off Honduras, before appearing off Charleston, South Carolina in May 1718.

This step-by-step account explores Blackbeard's week-long blockade of this major port, an act that made him the most notorious pirate of his day.
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Illustrated by:   Mark Stacey (Illustrator), Johnny Shumate (Illustrator), Alan Gilliland (B.E.V. illustrator)
Imprint:   Osprey
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Volume:   37
Dimensions:   Height: 246mm,  Width: 180mm,  Spine: 8mm
Weight:   300g
ISBN:   9781780961958
ISBN 10:   1780961952
Series:   Raid
Pages:   80
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Angus Konstam hails from the Orkney Islands, and is the author of over 50 books, 30 of which are published by Osprey. This acclaimed and widely published author has written several books on piracy, including The History of Pirates, and Blackbeard: America's Most Notorious Pirate. A former naval officer and museum professional, he worked as the Curator of Weapons at the Tower of London and as the Chief Curator of the Mel Fisher Maritime Museum in Key West, Florida. He now works as a full-time author and historian, and lives in Edinburgh, Scotland. Johnny Shumate works as a freelance illustrator living in Nashville, Tennessee. He began his career in 1987 after graduating from Austin Peay State University. Most of his work is rendered in Adobe Photoshop using a Cintiq monitor. His greatest influences are Angus McBride, Don Troiani, and Edouard Detaille. His interests include karate, running, Bible reading, history, and making English longbows.

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