Nassau: The History of the Pirate Republic

And the man who brought it to its knees

The Death of Blackbeard

Few groups are as culturally beloved as pirates. Sailors and thieves beholden to neither king, crown, nor the law, they sailed the high seas during the Golden Age of Piracy from 1690–1720, robbing and plundering any ship they came across. Their lives were short and brutal, but eternal fame and unimaginable riches awaited the…