1 hr 8 min

Black Flags, Blue Waters: The Epic History of America's Most Notorious Pirates (Eric Jay Dolin‪)‬ History Ago Go

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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”―spanning the late 1600s through the early 1700s―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. Through engrossing episodes of roguish glamour and extreme brutality, Dolin depicts the star pirates of this period, among them towering Blackbeard, ill-fated Captain Kidd, and sadistic Edward Low, who delighted in torturing his prey.  Upending popular misconceptions and cartoonish stereotypes, Dolin provides this wholly original account of the seafaring outlaws whose raids reflect the precarious nature of American colonial life.

HOST:  Rob Mellon

FEATURED BREW: Gold and Haze of Piracy Belgian Wit, Pirate Republic Brewing Company, Nassau, The Bahamas

BOOK:  Black Flags, Blue Waters: The Epic History of America's Most Notorious Pirates
https://www.amazon.com/Black-Flags-Blue-Waters-Notorious/dp/1631492101/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1617743551&sr=1-1

MUSIC:  Bones Fork
https://bonesfork.com/

CLIPS: Hoist the Colours (Pirates of the Caribbean) Cover - Colm McGuinness Music
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IX0r4H2i9uY

Drunken Sailor - Sean Dagher · Michiel Schrey · Nils Brown
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOu9W9Nmj6U

Yo Ho, Yo Ho! A pirates life for me
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3A19q7rysLs

The Wellerman (Sea Shanty) - From TikTok to Epic Remix
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UgsurPg9Ckw

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”―spanning the late 1600s through the early 1700s―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. Through engrossing episodes of roguish glamour and extreme brutality, Dolin depicts the star pirates of this period, among them towering Blackbeard, ill-fated Captain Kidd, and sadistic Edward Low, who delighted in torturing his prey.  Upending popular misconceptions and cartoonish stereotypes, Dolin provides this wholly original account of the seafaring outlaws whose raids reflect the precarious nature of American colonial life.

HOST:  Rob Mellon

FEATURED BREW: Gold and Haze of Piracy Belgian Wit, Pirate Republic Brewing Company, Nassau, The Bahamas

BOOK:  Black Flags, Blue Waters: The Epic History of America's Most Notorious Pirates
https://www.amazon.com/Black-Flags-Blue-Waters-Notorious/dp/1631492101/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1617743551&sr=1-1

MUSIC:  Bones Fork
https://bonesfork.com/

CLIPS: Hoist the Colours (Pirates of the Caribbean) Cover - Colm McGuinness Music
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IX0r4H2i9uY

Drunken Sailor - Sean Dagher · Michiel Schrey · Nils Brown
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOu9W9Nmj6U

Yo Ho, Yo Ho! A pirates life for me
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3A19q7rysLs

The Wellerman (Sea Shanty) - From TikTok to Epic Remix
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UgsurPg9Ckw

1 hr 8 min

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