The Pirates of the New England Coast 1630-1730 Berkeley and Los Angeles

Berkeley and Los Angeles

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The Pirates of the New England Coast 1630-1730 Berkeley and Los Angeles"Why did men go a pirating, or 'on the account' as the pirates called it? The sailors said it was few ships and many men, hard work and small pay, long voyages, bad food and cruel commanders." Introduction Whatever their reasons, large numbers of pirates plied the waters off the coast of New England on the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, plundering merchant vessels and often inflicting grievous injuries on captains, passengers, and crews. Now