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Villains of All Nations: Atlantic Pirates in the Golden Age
Marcus Rediker · Beacon Press · 2004
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Marcus Rediker
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2026-09-01
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Pirate crews were organised as constitutional democracies with checks and balances, an efficient solution to the problem of predatory captains and to conflict among crew.
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