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Were Pirates Foes of the Modern Order—or Its Secret Sharers?
We’ve long viewed them as liberty-loving rebels. But it’s time to take off the eye patch.
by
Daniel Immerwahr
via
The New Yorker
on
July 15, 2024
The Hidden Treasures of Pirate Democracy
In his final book, David Graeber looks at an experiment in radical democracy and piratical justice in Madagascar.
by
Marcus Rediker
via
The Nation
on
March 21, 2023
Oyster Pirates in the San Francisco Bay
Once a key element in Native economies of the region, clams and oysters became a reliable source of free protein for working-class and poor urban dwellers.
by
Katrina Gulliver
,
Matthew Morse Booker
via
JSTOR Daily
on
February 13, 2023
Arabian Coins Found in U.S. May Unlock 17th-Century Pirate Mystery
The discovery may explain the escape of Captain Henry Every after his murderous raid on an Indian emperor’s ship.
via
The Guardian
on
April 1, 2021
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The Buccaneers Embody Tampa’s Love of Pirates. Is That a Problem?
How brutal outlaws became romanticized.
by
Jamie L. H. Goodall
via
Made By History
on
February 5, 2021
The True History and Swashbuckling Myth Behind the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' Namesake
Pirates did roam the Gulf Coast, but more myths than facts have inspired the regional folklore.
by
Nora McGreevy
via
Smithsonian
on
February 4, 2021
The Pirate as Conquistador: Plunder and Politics in the Making of the British Empire
As the British Empire's power expanded, piracy became criminalized.
by
Jorge Cañizares-Esguerra
via
Arcade
on
May 6, 2019
A Treasure Trove of Trials
This collection of piracy trials comprises documents that were published before 1923 and that are part of the holdings of the Law Library of Congress.
by
Francisco Macías
via
Library of Congress
on
September 5, 2017
The Generation of the Jolly Roger
26 pirates were put to death in Rhode Island on July 19, 1723. Their flag, and everything it stood for, hung with them.
by
Stephen O'Neill
via
Cabinet
on
December 21, 2005
How Dreams of Buried Pirate Treasure Enticed Americans to Flock to Florida
1925 marked the peak of the Florida land boom. But false advertising and natural disasters thwarted many settlers’ visions of striking it rich.
by
Greg Daugherty
via
Smithsonian
on
April 15, 2025
The Fellowship of the Tree Rings: A ClioVis Project
The disparate and intriguing connections found in environmental history, one tree ring at a time.
by
Aidan Dresang
via
Not Even Past
on
February 20, 2024
Providence Merchant John Brown Gets Rich Privateering in 1776 and 1777
The inventory he provided to tax assessors reveals just how profitable privateering was during the Revolutionary era.
by
Christian McBurney
via
Journal of the American Revolution
on
October 18, 2022
The Entwined History of Freedom and Racism
Liberty for some has always entailed a lack of liberty for many others.
by
Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò
via
The Nation
on
May 3, 2021
A Symbol of Slavery — and Survival
Angela’s arrival in Jamestown in 1619 marked the beginning of a subjugation that left millions in chains.
by
DaNeen L. Brown
via
Retropolis
on
April 29, 2019
The Dramatic Life and Mysterious Death of Theodosia Burr
The fate of Aaron Burr's daughter remains a topic of contention.
by
Hadley Meares
via
Atlas Obscura
on
October 7, 2016
The Thinker Who Explains Trump’s Tariffs
Henry Charles Carey is arguably the most influential economist in American history.
by
Adam Rowe
via
Compact
on
March 4, 2025
FTX’s Bahamas Headquarters Was the First Clue
Bankman-Fried is the latest in a long string of notorious characters who moved their business to the island nation.
by
Stephen Mihm
via
Bloomberg
on
December 7, 2022
It’s Time for Some Game Theory
Experiencing history in Assassin’s Creed.
by
Caroline Wazer
via
Lapham’s Quarterly
on
November 8, 2021
Whose Freedom?
On the ways that people have conflated freedom with whiteness but pays too little attention to the force of freedom as a concept.
by
David A. Bell
via
New York Review of Books
on
September 2, 2021
The Manifest Destiny Marauders Who Gave the “Filibuster” Its Name
Long before Southern Democrats filibustered Civil Rights legislation, “filibusteros” were conquering slave territories for the United States.
by
John Patrick Leary
via
The New Republic
on
March 5, 2021
Slavery's Legacy Is Written All Over North Jersey, If You Know Where to Look
New Jersey was known as the slave state of the North, and our early economy was built on unpaid labor.
by
Julia Martin
via
North Jersey
on
February 28, 2021
A Motley Crew for our Times?
A conversation with historian Marcus Rediker about multiracial mobs, history from below and the memory of struggle.
by
Marcus Rediker
,
Martina Tazzioli
via
Radical Philosophy
on
May 1, 2020
The Unquiet Hymnbook in the Early United States
This post is a part of our “Faith in Revolution” series, which explores the ways that religious ideologies and communities shaped the revolutionary era.
by
Christopher N. Phillips
via
Age of Revolutions
on
March 2, 2020
The Pirate Map That Launched My Career
Oceanographer Dawn Wright on how "Treasure Island" led her to map the bottom of the sea.
by
Dawn Wright
via
CityLab
on
November 15, 2019
The Wreck
On the eve of the Civil War, a nightmare at sea turned into one of the greatest rescues in maritime history.
by
David Wolman
via
The Atavist
on
February 27, 2017
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