A critical review of Pirates
A Critical Review of
Marcus, Rediker. Villains of all Nations, Beacon Press, Boston
Sergio MagnaniHIST 142
May 8 2104 When people hear the word pirate, the first thing that probably comes to mind is buried treasure, people with wooden peg legs and eye patches alongside with a parrot on top of their shoulder. We picture pirates as criminals and hooligans, current media have depicted pirates with Long John Silver in Treasure Island and Captain Jack Sparrow in the Caribbean, all showing how life might have been like during the era of pirates. Rediker’s Villains of all Nations tells us the real and harsh stories of what real pirates went through during the early stages of the Age of Discovery.
Though many are badly informed by the media on how pirates were back then but it has some truth to it. It can all start with the Golden Age of Pirates, which dated back around the late sixteenth century to the early eighteenth century (1690-1730). The Age of Piracy started with the prospect of the New World, there were many great legends that had an impact and gave that time period most notably William Fly and Bartholomew Roberts who gave the time period the name of Age of Piracy. Rediker gives details on how pirates lived during the time, the origins of pirates, and the future of pirates. Havoc was a specialty for pirates as they caused an abundant of trouble for the authoritarian figures of the time such as the English and the French who their main profit came from trade with the rest of the world and pirates strived on the ocean and took upon themselves to intercept many merchant ships and take their goods and wealth for their own. Rediker discusses how even though pirates were nothing but robbers and thieves, they were actually the first to create a community that resembles much like a democratic system where all of the crew had a voice on the ship. And social integration that piracy brought in as many ethnicities were welcomed to sail under the Jolly Roger, even
Marcus, Rediker. Villains of all Nations, Beacon Press, Boston
Sergio MagnaniHIST 142
May 8 2104 When people hear the word pirate, the first thing that probably comes to mind is buried treasure, people with wooden peg legs and eye patches alongside with a parrot on top of their shoulder. We picture pirates as criminals and hooligans, current media have depicted pirates with Long John Silver in Treasure Island and Captain Jack Sparrow in the Caribbean, all showing how life might have been like during the era of pirates. Rediker’s Villains of all Nations tells us the real and harsh stories of what real pirates went through during the early stages of the Age of Discovery.
Though many are badly informed by the media on how pirates were back then but it has some truth to it. It can all start with the Golden Age of Pirates, which dated back around the late sixteenth century to the early eighteenth century (1690-1730). The Age of Piracy started with the prospect of the New World, there were many great legends that had an impact and gave that time period most notably William Fly and Bartholomew Roberts who gave the time period the name of Age of Piracy. Rediker gives details on how pirates lived during the time, the origins of pirates, and the future of pirates. Havoc was a specialty for pirates as they caused an abundant of trouble for the authoritarian figures of the time such as the English and the French who their main profit came from trade with the rest of the world and pirates strived on the ocean and took upon themselves to intercept many merchant ships and take their goods and wealth for their own. Rediker discusses how even though pirates were nothing but robbers and thieves, they were actually the first to create a community that resembles much like a democratic system where all of the crew had a voice on the ship. And social integration that piracy brought in as many ethnicities were welcomed to sail under the Jolly Roger, even