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1) Privateer
Author
Series
Dragon corsairs volume 2
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
The swashbuckling adventures of Captain Kate Fitzmaurice continues in this thrilling continuation of the epic tale of the Dragon Corsairs. Captain Kate soon escapes from prison and saves her crew with the help of Prince Tom. She and her crew are drawn ever deeper into the intrigue and danger of doing business in the kingdom. With them running out of allies and left with nowhere to turn, Kate and Tom strike out on their own.--Amazon.com
Author
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
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Description
The heroic story of the founding of the US Navy during the Revolution has been told many times, yet largely missing from maritime histories of America's first war is the ragtag fleet of private vessels that truly revealed the new nation's character - above all, its ambition and entrepreneurial ethos.
In Rebels at Sea, Eric Jay Dolin corrects that significant omission, and contends that privateers, as they were called, were in fact critical to the...
4) Nexus
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"With her crew captured and her ship a smoldering ruin, notorious mercenary Androma Racella is no longer the powerful Bloody Baroness, but a fugitive on the run. And with most of the galaxy now trapped under the mind control of the bloodthirsty Queen Nor, not even the farthest reaches of Mirabel can offer safety for the queen's most-hated adversary. But Andi will risk anything, even her precious freedom, to save her crew. So when she finds herself...
Author
Series
Jupiter pirates volume 1
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
When you're a privateer, running a starship is a family business. And for Tycho Hashoone, his twin sister, Yana, and their older brother, Carlo, the family business is far from easy. For starters, they have to make a living however they can, all while dodging pirates and Earth's dreaded warships. They have to please the Jovian Union, an alliance of moons that provides the Hashoones their letter of marque against Earth's merchant fleet. But hardest...
Author
Series
Playful brides volume 7
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"A rumored pirate and the scurrilous black sheep of his well-to- do family, Cade Cavendish relishes his world of rebellion, deception, and seduction. Nothing and no one can hold him to be the duty-bound, honorable man he is expected to be. But when an unexpected run-in at his twin brother's estate with a ravishing, raven-haired maid leads her to believe he's actually a viscount, Cade's renegade life is thrown wildly off-kilter. And even though a case...
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"After the murder of Illinois Detective Agency founder Charles Porter by a mysterious criminal named King Valdez, the team comes together with just one thought on its mind: find Valdez and bring him to justice. King Valdez is kidnapping children and selling them into slavery around the world. His operation is large and well organized and well financed. James Duffy assumes control of the agency and works closely with the Justice Department to find...
10) Henry Morgan
Author
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Describes the life and times of the English buccaneer, Henry Morgan, from his birth in Wales through his daring exploits as a pirate to his later years in Jamaica.
11) Pelican Coast
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2004
Language
English
Description
A tale of old New Orleans, which recreates the romantic old city with both historical truth and the beauty. French privateer Jaque Durossac throwing in his lot with legendary John Lafitte.
13) In search of a kingdom: Francis Drake, Elizabeth I, and the perilous birth of the British Empire
Author
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"An exploration narrative of the highest order: the bestselling author of Over the Edge of the World brings alive the extraordinary life and adventures of Sir Francis Drake, whose mastery of the seas during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I changed the course of history--as a pirate raiding Spanish galleons, as the first explorer to successfully circumnavigate the globe, and as a naval hero who defeated the Spanish Armada and reshaped the global order"--...
Author
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
A high-action portrait of the infamous historical pirate who pursued high-seas ambitions as a youth before settling down in New Orleans describes how he became a respected businessman, made pivotal contributions to the War of 1812 and exposed a British invasion plot.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"Most know Androma Racella as the Bloody Baroness, a powerful mercenary whose reign of terror stretches across the Mirabel Galaxy. To those aboard her glass starship, Marauder, however, she's just Andi, their friend and fearless leader. But when a routine mission goes awry, the Marauder's all-girl crew is tested as they find themselves in a treacherous situation--and at the mercy of a sadistic bounty hunter from Andi's past. Meanwhile, across the...
Author
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
From Charles Towne, Carolina Territory, in 1712, thirteen-year-old Jameson Cooper, orphaned and indigent, is abducted by privateers working for Queen Anne but proves himself worthy to be called a royal sailor through his writing and drawing skills, as well as his hard work and courage.
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