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Blackbeard Or, The Pirate of Roanoke - A Classic Pirate Adventure of Revenge, Betrayal, and the High Seas
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Mystery & ThrillerGeneral FictionHistorical Fiction
ISBN13: 9781515401650
Publisher: SMK Books
Published: Aug 1 2015
Pages: 42
Weight: 0.17
Height: 0.10 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
A fierce nineteenth-century pirate romance of danger, revenge, hidden identity, and violent adventure, Blackbeard Or, The Pirate of Roanoke turns the legend of Edward Teach into a dramatic tale of the Atlantic world.
Set against the shadow of Blackbeard's fearsome reputation, the novel follows a world of sailors, fugitives, lovers, and desperate men drawn into the reach of one of history's most notorious pirates. Barker uses the machinery of popular adventure fiction-shipboard danger, secret motives, romantic peril, pursuit, disguise, betrayal, and sudden violence-to transform the historical Blackbeard into a figure of gothic menace and melodramatic power. The result is less a sober biography than a vigorous sea romance, written for readers who want action, atmosphere, and the dark excitement of pirate legend.
First published in the mid-nineteenth century, Blackbeard Or, The Pirate of Roanoke belongs to the tradition of American popular fiction that turned history into sensation and folklore into entertainment. Its Blackbeard is not merely a criminal of the seas, but a looming presence around whom fear, loyalty, greed, and revenge gather. For readers interested in classic pirate fiction, nautical adventure, early American popular literature, and the long afterlife of Blackbeard in legend, this compact novel offers a vivid and energetic example of the genre.
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