Outlaws of the Atlantic: Sailors, Pirates, and Motley Crews in the Age of Sail

Outlaws of the Atlantic turns martime history upside down to explore from the perspective of the ordinary jack tar. Marcus Rediker looks beyond the admirals, merchants, and other builders of empire to present the lives of common people whose labors made seafaring possible. The struggles and formative experiences of sailors, slaves, indentured servants, and pirates and are brought to life in these pages.