Buy this book on-line BAK, GREG: : BARBARY PIRATE: The Life and Crimes of JOHN WARD - The Most Infamous Privateer of his TimeUK.STROUD,GLOUCESTERSHIRE.SUTTON PUBLISHING LTD.,2006. ISBN 0750943505.
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In 1603 John Ward,a sailor in James I's Navy led a mass desertion,stole a civilian vessel from Portsmouth Harbour,and defected to the Ottoman Empire's outpost at Tunis.From there,his unbridled and brutal piracy saw him become the most infamous and feared privateer of his time, revelling in ill-gotten wealth ashore,and finally - in the ultimate rejection of his native land - embracing Islam.'Barbary Pirate' is Ward's extraordinary untold story.
When John Ward arrived in Tunis,he set himself up as a privateer under the protection of the Pasha.He led a revolution in seafaring tactics that rejuvenated the Barbary Corsairs of Ottoman North Africa.Under Ward's tutelage Muslim corsairs,previously dependent on oar-powered galleys,began to sail English- style square-rigged ships.Ward attacked Christian shipping of all nations.His greatest triumph was the capture of a massive Venetian galleon that was transformed into the flagship of Ward's growing fleet.
Ward's exploits made him extremely wealthy.He purchased a palatial mansion in Tunis,from which he established a mock court of scruffy renegades,issuing decrees and receiving obeisance like a king.But his success came at a price.In Europe he was infamous.Seen as a Judas bent on undermining all Christendom,he became a prize with a price on his head and was pursued by pirate-hunters across the Mediterranean.
While to his contemporaries John Ward was the blackest of villains,to later generations his exploits were the stuff of legend,and eventually Ward himself was seen as a hero.Greg Bak uncovers the truth and tells the compelling story of a man who rose from nothing to become a brilliant naval commander and a spectacularly successful,if amoral, entrepreneur.
The author is a librarian with a doctorate in history.This is his first book.He lives in Ottawa,Canada.
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