Caribbean History: A Captivating Guide to the History of the West Indies and the Golden Age of Piracy

Two manuscripts in one book:

History of the Caribbean: A Captivating Guide to Caribbean History, Starting from Christopher Columbus through the Wars of Religion, Slavery, and Colonial Laws to the Present

The Golden Age of Piracy: A Captivating Guide to the Role of Pirates in Maritime History during the Early Modern Period, Including Stories of Anne Bonny, Sir Francis Drake, and William Kidd

The history of the Caribbean is an exciting ride, but few outsides of the region know much about it in depth beyond Columbus’s discovery. This book will lead you through the history of the region, which witnessed some of the world’s most important events. We will begin with Christopher Columbus’s accidental discovery and the race for control over the islands of the Caribbean.

The first part of this book includes:

What happened when Christopher Columbus discovered the Caribbean and the chain of events that happened afterward;

The pirates who made their living in the Caribbean region and Central America;

How mainland Europe had an effect on the Caribbean colonies, with a closer look at the wars of religion, the American and French Revolutions, and the Napoleonic Wars;

What happened when Caribbean nations yearned to break free from their colonial powers to become independent;

The United States’ involvement in the Caribbean, including the Spanish-American War;

The dictatorships in some of the Caribbean nations that left behind brutality and financial ruin;

The dictator that would side with an adversary of the United States during one of the most critical times in world history;

The struggles the Caribbean is facing today and what its future might look like;

Buried treasure, pirate accents, swashbuckling sea battles, tricorn hats, and walking the plank—did you know that none of those elements are true regarding real pirates from history?
In fact, there are plenty of other elements about real-life pirates that are simply fiction. But what about the real history of pirates—is it worth exploring, and why?
The history of the Golden Age of Piracy, the one that has shaped the modern conception of a pirate, is complex and long, with lots of information to cover. Until today, there has not been a time discussing the key details of the Golden Age in a digestible, easy-to-read format.

In thesecond part of this book, you will discover the following:

The original pirate bases and pirate routes

A brief history of piracy before the Golden Age

Stories of multiple prominent pirates, both male and female

Incredible tales of voyages across the Atlantic and Indian Oceans

The ins and outs of a pirate’s everyday life

Various myths and legends related to pirates that persist to this day

Different ways in which the law handled pirates at the time

How the pirates functioned both on land and at sea

How the presence of pirates at the time affected the law and the everyday lives of regular people

And much, much more!