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Black Flags, Blue Waters
- The Epic History of America's Most Notorious Pirates
- By: Eric Jay Dolin
- Narrated by: Paul Brion
- Length: 10 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Set against the backdrop of the Age of Exploration, Black Flags, Blue Waters reveals the dramatic and surprising history of American piracy's "Golden Age" when lawless pirates plied the coastal waters of North America and beyond. Best-selling author Eric Jay Dolin illustrates how American colonists at first supported these outrageous pirates in an early display of solidarity against the Crown, and then violently opposed them. Upending popular misconceptions and cartoonish stereotypes, Dolin provides this wholly original account of these seafaring outlaws.
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Are most American narrators rubbish? STAY AWAY
- By Amazon Customer on 02-10-20
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Black Flags, Blue Waters
- The Epic History of America's Most Notorious Pirates
- Narrated by: Paul Brion
- Length: 10 hrs and 29 mins
- Release date: 16-10-18
- Language: English
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Piracy on the Great Lakes
- True Tales of Freshwater Pirates
- By: Mikel B. Classen
- Narrated by: Rory Young
- Length: 1 hr and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Waiting in the night, hidden behind a remote island, no lights showing, pirates would lure unsuspecting ships into unknown waters. Then they would silently slide up to them and board the ship. The crew would be killed and the bodies thrown over the side, weighted down with chains. The pirates would take the cargo, sink or burn the ship, and then, just as quietly, sail away into the night. Dead men tell no tales, nor do they testify in court.
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Piracy on the Great Lakes
- True Tales of Freshwater Pirates
- Narrated by: Rory Young
- Length: 1 hr and 59 mins
- Release date: 27-01-25
- Language: English
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The Middle East in the 20th Century
- By: Eamonn Gearon, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Professor Eamonn Gearon
- Length: 11 hrs and 1 min
- Original Recording
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It is impossible to understand our world today without understanding the last 100 years of Middle Eastern history. The history of the region in the 20th century is so varied and complex that it defies easy explanations. Shifting borders, governmental overthrows, ethnic and nationalist tensions, and political and economic forces on the world stage all had a hand in shaping the course of Middle Eastern history. Ultimately, however, the story is one of people searching for self-determination, from the stumbling alliances after the fall of the Ottoman Empire to the Arab Spring uprisings.
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Fascinating and enlightening
- By Jon Payne on 14-01-22
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The Middle East in the 20th Century
- Narrated by: Professor Eamonn Gearon
- Series: The Great Courses: Civilization & Culture
- Length: 11 hrs and 1 min
- Release date: 28-10-21
- Language: English
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Shipwrecked and Rescued
- The "City of Bangor"
- By: Larry Jorgensen
- Narrated by: Rory Young
- Length: 1 hr and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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For the first time, Shipwrecked and Rescued tells the near-tragic story of lost and desperate shipmates floundering for two days in the deep snow and near-zero temperatures. Jorgensen's detailed research and collection of 100 rare historical photos chronicles what happened, introduces the key players, and finally reveals the fate of those collectors' prizes in the century since.
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Shipwrecked and Rescued
- The "City of Bangor"
- Narrated by: Rory Young
- Length: 1 hr and 12 mins
- Release date: 14-04-25
- Language: English
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Sailing Alone
- A History
- By: Richard J. King
- Narrated by: William Hope
- Length: 13 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Sailing on a boat by yourself out at sea and out of sight of land can be exhilarating or terrifying, compelling or tedious - sometimes it can be all of these things just in one morning. It is an adventure at odds with our normal, sociable lives, carried out floating on a medium wholly inimical to our existence. But the deep ocean is also a remarkable place on which to think. Richard King's enormously engaging and curious book is about the debt we owe to solo sailors: women and men, young and old, who have set out alone.
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A complete review of solo sailing
- By GrahamC on 18-07-24
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Sailing Alone
- A History
- Narrated by: William Hope
- Length: 13 hrs and 45 mins
- Release date: 07-09-23
- Language: English
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Smoke And Ashes
- Opium's Hidden Histories
- By: Amitav Ghosh
- Narrated by: Ranjit Madgavkar
- Length: 12 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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LONGLISTED FOR THE CUNDHILL HISTORY PRIZE 'An acerbic, compelling and always accessible account of how opium corrupted the world' TLS 'The writing is sublime, the research thorough, the eye for story superb' Sunday Telegraph 'A history of the opium poppy, which probes how the drug trade has...
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Some good insights on an underwritten subject but a bit self serving
- By customer on 08-05-25
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Smoke And Ashes
- Opium's Hidden Histories
- Narrated by: Ranjit Madgavkar
- Length: 12 hrs and 35 mins
- Release date: 15-02-24
- Language: English
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The Gulf of Mexico
- A Maritime History
- By: John S. Sledge
- Narrated by: Tom Perkins
- Length: 10 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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The Gulf of Mexico presents a compelling, salt-streaked narrative of the Earth's 10th-largest body of water. In this beautifully written volume, John S. Sledge explores the people, ships, and cities that have made the Gulf's human history and culture so rich. Many famous figures who sailed the Gulf's viridian waters are highlighted, including Ponce de Leon, Robert Cavelier de La Salle, Francis Drake, Elizabeth Agassiz, Ernest Hemingway, and Charles Dwight Sigsbee. Sledge also introduces a fascinating array of people connected to maritime life in the Gulf.
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The Gulf of Mexico
- A Maritime History
- Narrated by: Tom Perkins
- Length: 10 hrs and 13 mins
- Release date: 26-11-19
- Language: English
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A History of the World in Twelve Shipwrecks
- By: David Gibbins
- Narrated by: Richard Burnip
- Length: 12 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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AN ECONOMIST BEST BOOK OF 2024 'Masterful and entrancing - this is big history at its best.' Professor Alice Roberts, author of Ancestors 'A real-life Indiana Jones takes readers on a dive through these underwater museums, revealing the sunken secrets of the past' The Times From a Bronze Age...
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Fascinating!
- By Amazon Customer on 14-11-24
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A History of the World in Twelve Shipwrecks
- Narrated by: Richard Burnip
- Length: 12 hrs and 32 mins
- Release date: 08-02-24
- Language: English
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The History of the Dutch Empire - Trade, Colonies, and Power
- Exploring the Power Structures of a Maritime Empire
- By: Dakikon Publishing
- Narrated by: Roberto Hofmann
- Length: 6 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Step aboard a wind-powered voyage through history—into the heart of one of the most influential, complex, and far-reaching colonial empires ever built. In The History of the Dutch Empire, discover how a small republic forged a global legacy through trade, naval dominance, and strategic colonial control. From the bustling canals of Amsterdam to the shores of Java, the plantations of Suriname, and the brief Dutch foothold in the Americas, this audiobook unpacks the intricate web of commerce, conquest, and governance that defined Dutch expansion.
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The History of the Dutch Empire - Trade, Colonies, and Power
- Exploring the Power Structures of a Maritime Empire
- Narrated by: Roberto Hofmann
- Length: 6 hrs and 31 mins
- Release date: 02-03-26
- Language: English
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Enemy of All Mankind
- A True Story of Piracy, Power, and History's First Global Manhunt
- By: Steven Johnson
- Narrated by: Jason Culp
- Length: 8 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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“Thoroughly engrossing . . . a spirited, suspenseful, economically told tale whose significance is manifest and whose pace never flags.” —The Wall Street Journal From The New York Times–bestselling author of The Ghost Map and Extra Life, the story of a pirate who changed the world Henry...
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A good book ruined by shoddy production
- By Anonymous on 13-08-20
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Enemy of All Mankind
- A True Story of Piracy, Power, and History's First Global Manhunt
- Narrated by: Jason Culp
- Length: 8 hrs and 14 mins
- Release date: 12-05-20
- Language: English
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River Kings
- A New History of Vikings from Scandinavia to the Silk Roads
- By: Cat Jarman
- Narrated by: Cat Jarman
- Length: 7 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER & THE TIMES HISTORY BOOK OF 2021 'Astonishing and compelling' Bernard Cornwell ‘This superb book is like a classical symphony, perfectly composed and exquisitely performed’ THE TIMES Books of the Year Follow bioarchaeologist Cat Jarman – and the cutting-edge...
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Well researched book written in an engaging style
- By Karen on 20-08-21
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River Kings
- A New History of Vikings from Scandinavia to the Silk Roads
- Narrated by: Cat Jarman
- Length: 7 hrs and 44 mins
- Release date: 18-02-21
- Language: English
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Seashaken Houses
- A Lighthouse History from Eddystone to Fastnet
- By: Tom Nancollas
- Narrated by: David Monteath
- Length: 8 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Lighthouses are striking totems of our relationship to the sea. For many, they encapsulate a romantic vision of solitary homes amongst the waves, but their original purpose is much more utilitarian than that. Still today we depend upon their guiding lights for the safe passage of ships. Nowhere is this truer than in the rock lighthouses of Great Britain and Ireland, a ring of 19 towers built between 1811-1905, so called because they were constructed on desolate rock formations in the middle of the sea, and made of granite to withstand the power of its waves.
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A light in the Dark.
- By Jack Harrison on 07-07-19
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Seashaken Houses
- A Lighthouse History from Eddystone to Fastnet
- Narrated by: David Monteath
- Length: 8 hrs and 26 mins
- Release date: 30-05-19
- Language: English
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The Boundless Sea
- A Human History of the Oceans
- By: David Abulafia
- Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
- Length: 41 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Brought to you by Penguin. WINNER OF THE WOLFSON HISTORY PRIZE 2020 From the award-winning author of The Great Sea, a magnificent new global history of the oceans and of humankind's relationship with the sea For most of human history, the seas and oceans have been the main means of long-distance...
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Wot no maps?
- By mjh on 09-06-20
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The Boundless Sea
- A Human History of the Oceans
- Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
- Length: 41 hrs and 2 mins
- Release date: 19-12-19
- Language: English
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History of Pirates
- A Captivating Guide to the Golden Age of Piracy and the Infamous Pirates Who Ruled the Seas
- By: Captivating History
- Narrated by: Jason Zenobia
- Length: 3 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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This audiobook will take you on a journey through time, showing how piracy began, grew, and even still exists today. From ancient sailors to modern pirates, you’ll uncover fascinating stories that bring this dangerous world to life.
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Historical accuracy
- By Lawrence-M. on 02-12-25
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History of Pirates
- A Captivating Guide to the Golden Age of Piracy and the Infamous Pirates Who Ruled the Seas
- Narrated by: Jason Zenobia
- Length: 3 hrs and 21 mins
- Release date: 02-04-25
- Language: English
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Ocean
- A History of the Atlantic Before Columbus
- By: John Haywood
- Narrated by: Ben Eagle
- Length: 18 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Bloomsbury presents Ocean: A History of the Atlantic Before Columbus by John Haywood, read by Ben Eagle. Ocean is an ambitious history of the pre-Columbian Atlantic Ocean, a story that begins with the formation of the mid-Atlantic ridge some 200 million years ago and ends with the Castilian...
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Mixed success
- By Christine on 30-05-25
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The Perilous Deep
- A Supernatural History of the Atlantic
- By: Karl Bell
- Narrated by: Liam Gerrard
- Length: 9 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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The vast expanse, unknown depths, dangers, and mysteries of the sea have led mariners to create fantastical stories of ghosts and monsters for centuries; it is a world strange and other to the experience of land dwellers. This body of lore has served to bond nautical communities together around the world and throughout history, with international stories fusing with local tales. The Perilous Deep explores why these stories were told, how they were repeated and mutated, and what fears, anxieties, and desires they helped to express.
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The Perilous Deep
- A Supernatural History of the Atlantic
- Narrated by: Liam Gerrard
- Length: 9 hrs and 22 mins
- Release date: 17-02-26
- Language: English
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A Brief History of Portugal
- Indispensable for Travellers
- By: Jeremy Black
- Narrated by: Roger Davis
- Length: 8 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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This is a comprehensive history of Portugal that covers the whole span, from the Stone Age to today. An introduction provides an understanding of geographical and climatic issues, before an examination of Portugal's prehistory and classical Portugal, from the Stone Age to the end of the the Roman era. Portugal's history from AD 420 to the 13th century takes in the Suevi, Visigoths and Moors. Then, a look at medieval Portugal, covers the development of Christian Portugal culminating with the expulsion of the Moors, with a focus on key sites.
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worst history book I ever come across
- By Helena on 18-11-22
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A Brief History of Portugal
- Indispensable for Travellers
- Narrated by: Roger Davis
- Series: Indispensable for Travellers
- Length: 8 hrs and 33 mins
- Release date: 02-04-20
- Language: English
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Predator of the Seas
- A History of the Slaveship that Fought for Emancipation
- By: Stephen Taylor
- Narrated by: Mike Cooper
- Length: 9 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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In 1827 the Royal Navy purchased a Baltimore clipper and renamed her the Black Joke. Assigned to the Preventative Squadron, she patrolled the west coast of Africa and freed 3,692 captives from enslavement. Beloved by seafarers and celebrated by the public, the Black Joke would become the most famous weapon in the campaign for abolition. But in her previous life as the Henriqueta, the Black Joke had been a slave ship. Through the experiences of slavers and abolitionists, captives and crew, Stephen Taylor charts the vessel's extraordinary double life.
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Predator of the Seas
- A History of the Slaveship that Fought for Emancipation
- Narrated by: Mike Cooper
- Length: 9 hrs and 45 mins
- Release date: 24-09-24
- Language: English
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The Pirate World
- A History of the Most Notorious Sea Robbers
- By: Angus Konstam
- Narrated by: Jonathan Cowley
- Length: 9 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Often romanticized in print and on the silver screen, real-life pirates were a brutal menace that plagued the high seas. In this book, Angus Konstam separates myth from reality, tracing the history of piracy through the centuries, from the pirates who plagued the Ancient Egyptians to the Viking raids and on to the era of privateers. He discusses the so-called "Golden Age of Piracy" and colorful characters such as Blackbeard and Captain Kidd, before examining the West's initial encounters with Eastern pirates off the Chinese coast and the phenomenon of the modern pirate.
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Easy listen
- By Harry Jones on 03-12-23
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The Pirate World
- A History of the Most Notorious Sea Robbers
- Narrated by: Jonathan Cowley
- Length: 9 hrs and 43 mins
- Release date: 19-02-19
- Language: English
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The Ship Asunder
- A Maritime History of Britain in Eleven Vessels
- By: Tom Nancollas
- Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
- Length: 10 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Brought to you by Penguin. If Britain's maritime history were embodied in a single ship, she would have a prehistoric prow, a mast plucked from a Victorian steamship, the hull of a modest fishing vessel, the propeller of an ocean liner and an anchor made of stone. We might call her Asunder, and...
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Interesting history and great narration
- By Harry_Bristol on 28-12-23
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The Ship Asunder
- A Maritime History of Britain in Eleven Vessels
- Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
- Length: 10 hrs and 53 mins
- Release date: 31-03-22
- Language: English
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