Blackbeard's Real Life: Terror, Politics and Naval War

Edward Teach-better known as Blackbeard-has become an icon of maritime terror, his very name a symbol of lawless seas and ruthless violence. Yet behind the myth of the monstrous pirate lies a more complicated story. Blackbeard's brief but explosive career unfolded at the intersection of war, empire, and commerce, when privateers turned into outlaws and colonial powers blurred the line between pira...