Lurting: Le Marin Combattant devenu paisible

The recent pirate activities on the horn of Africa have sparked interest in a phenomenon which in the years of yore characterised the high seas i.e. hostage taking. Combating this ill is the primary objective of the present treatise. Through his autobiographical narrative, The Fighting Sailor Turn''d Peaceable Christian, Thomas Lurting (1632-1713) distinguishes himself as one of the emblematic def...