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    The thirty-year Golden Age of Piracy stretched into the early eighteenth century. During that time, as this vividly written book by historian Matthew West shows, poverty and oppression prompted many men - and even a few women - to sea in search of treasure, adventure, and sometimes, revenge. The treasure taken in a single trip could net a captain many times the profit an average sailor might ... Read more

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  • Haiti: The Aftershocks of History

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    A New York Times Notable Book of the YearA passionate and insightful account by a leading historian of Haiti that traces the sources of the country's devastating present back to its turbulent and traumatic history.Even before the devastating 2010 earthquake, Haiti was known as a benighted place of poverty and corruption, blamed by many for its own wretchedness. But as acclaimed historian Laurent ... Read more

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  • The Lunatic

    by Anthony C. Winkler ...
    This novel reveals that lunacy is by no means restricted to the village madman. . . . "By far the funniest book I've read in a decade" ( The Washington Post Book World).In Jamaica, Aloysius is tolerated by his neighbors, but forced to eke out a living by doing odd jobs and use the hospitable woodlands for shelter. Starved of human companionship, he has running conversations with trees and plants ... Read more

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  • In Miserable Slavery: Thomas Thistlewood in Jamaica, 1750-86

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  • Beyond a Boundary

    50th Anniversary Edition

    by C. L. R. James ...
    Series series The C. L. R. James Archives
    This new edition of C. L. R. James's classic Beyond a Boundary celebrates the fiftieth anniversary of one of the greatest books on sport and culture ever written.Named one of the Top 50 Sports Books of All Time by Sports Illustrated"Beyond a Boundary . . . should find its place on the team with Izaak Walton, Ivan Turgenev, A. J. Liebling, and Ernest Hemingway."—Derek Walcott, The New York Times ... Read more

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  • The Making of a Jamaican Don

    Spanner’S Views on Dons, Corrupt Politicians, and Public Officials

    by Clifton Cameron ...
    Jamaican dons see themselves as leaders, protectors, and nearly God-like figures. They see themselves as bigger than even the Prime Minister; with the resources they have, they are not afraid of anyone. In The Making of a Jamaican Don, author Clifton Cameron tells the story of these Jamaican donstheir history, and the role they play in the governing of the Caribbean country.This story is told ... Read more

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  • Masters of War

    Latin America and U.S. Agression From the Cuban Revolution Through the Clinton Years

    by Clara Nieto ...
    Translated by Chris Brandt ...
    In Masters of War, Clara Nieto adeptly presents the parallel histories of the countries of Latin America, histories that are intertwined, each reflecting the United States’ "coherent policy of intervention" set into motion by the Monroe Doctrine. As the value of this continued policy comes increasingly into question, Nieto argues for the need to evaluate the alarming precedent set in Latin America ... Read more

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  • Islands of Resistance

    Puerto Rico, Vieques, and U.S. Policy

    by Mario A. Murillo ...
    Series series Open Media Series
    While 1998 marked the 100th anniversary of the United States' invasion and takeover of Puerto Rico, it wasn't until 1999 that the island's political movements reappeared on the radar screen of the American people. That year, two major developments occurred that transformed the relationship between Puerto Rico and Washington, D.C.: the limited clemency granted by then-President Clinton to eleven ... Read more

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  • Captain Barnabas Lincoln's True Life Account (1822)

    by Barnabas Lincoln ...
    Series series CAPTURED BY PIRATES
    The pirates of Somalia have given new relevance to old accounts of being captured by pirates. In 1821, Captain Barnabas Lincoln of Hingham Massachusetts was captured by pirates in the Caribbean, left with his men on a desert island and lived to tell the tale. Part "Treasure Island", part "Robinson Crusoe", his story combines adventure and history in a true-life tale that rivals the liveliest ... Read more

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  • The Pirates

    by Sam Jones ...
    Pirates are often glorified as nautical Robin Hoods, heroes of the seas - and some were great navigators, map makers, and discoverers. But they were also thieves and murderers. They were undoubtedly merciless, but their crimes took place in a cruel age when even children might be hanged for stealing pennies. Here, from historian Sam Jones, the likes of Francis Drake, Captain Morgan, Captain Kidd, ... Read more

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