- Hardcover: 215 pages
- Publisher: New York University Press; Rev Ed edition (31 Jan 1995)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0814712355
- ISBN-13: 978-0814712351
- Product Dimensions: 2.4 x 1.6 x 0.2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,671,248 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"Burg puts historians to shame by raising extremely interesting questions that no one before had asked." --Christopher Hill in New York Review of Books
"A great . . . very interesting book." --Johnny Depp --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
"A great . . . very interesting book." --Johnny Depp --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
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"A great . . . very interesting book."-Johnny Depp,
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23 of 23 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Running somewhat contrary to modern beliefs about how pirates behaved during their spare time, this book reveals some remarkable truths about an exceedingly Bohemian era. In fairness, the author does go a little 'overboard' with the seamen jokes, but who could really blame him for wanting to squeeze out every last drop? Anyhow, don't be misled by Burg's penchant for bawdy innuendo, for behind all the predictable gags about 'emptying the cannons' or 'entering the poop deck' etc. one finds an extremely engaging history of a rather ill-understood era. Judging from the first-hand sources presented within, you can forget what you saw in Pirates of the Caribbean! I doubt whether Johnny Depp would be quite so popular among teenage girls, had the makers demonstrated what a real-life pirate might have got up to beneath the deck- especially if the film had recreated the tale of some three-way action between one galleon's first-mate and cabin boy, as well as their peg-legged eunuch of a captain (who apparently triumphed over adversity, by uncovering new possibilities where others would merely spy limitations).
Anyway, I learned an enormous amount from this book, not least the etymological origins of the term 'buttpirate'. Incidentally, I understand that Burg is soon to publish a volume about the equally freewheeling behaviour that was rife among workers from the packing departments of Victorian factories (particularly within those that specialised in the production of sugar and butter based confectionary).
Anyway, I learned an enormous amount from this book, not least the etymological origins of the term 'buttpirate'. Incidentally, I understand that Burg is soon to publish a volume about the equally freewheeling behaviour that was rife among workers from the packing departments of Victorian factories (particularly within those that specialised in the production of sugar and butter based confectionary).
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I bought this book after a random recommendation on QI, of all things, and haven't been disappointed. Although the book does focus primarily on pirates, there are other chapters which cover general society which does give a good context before moving onto the piratical aspects. The length of biblography is better than I was expecting for a book of this nature, although to be honest I took most things with a pinch of salt. However, the book does give you food for thought on the subject and possibly even approach it from a completely new viewpoint. You could quite happily read this book for entertainment only rather than educational study, and it does make an interesting addition to your coffee table. Just remember to hide it when the mother in law comes over for tea ;)
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I had high hopes for this book, but i've been sorely disappointed. The topic of scial life in London and the colonis is covered well, and indeed takes up most of the book, but Burg fails to convince with his argument regarding piracy and homosexuality. He comes up with some good points, but he offers abslutely no evidence to prove this. A lack of women does not *necessarily* lead to an increase in sodomy - the lack of evidence is not evidence, and the comparison between the 17th century seas and modern-day prisons is ridiculous. The two situations are not the same at all. It is a shame, because it had potential, but as Burg says himself, there is practically no primary source material on the topic. Can someone really write a monograph with absolutely no evidence at all?
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A very interesting assessment of Pirate Private Life.
Being an avid watcher of QI, I was intrigued by this publication mentioned by Stephen Fry and I have to confess, I felt compelled to buy it and read it. Read more
Published 2 months ago by J L Panetta-Romain Stuart Romain
Sodomy for me
This is a great book about pirates and how they enjoyed sleeping naked in threes and buggering each other. Read more
Published on 16 Sep 2003 by Jason.Scott-Lewis
Worth a second look (Or double take)
Yes, most folks give a double take when they see the title to this volume. But really, it is quite informative about the life of a rover, and as the title suggests, it pulls no... Read more
Published on 30 Mar 1999
Missing the point
I don't see how overexposing a subject like sodomy between pirates has much to do with their time. Sure, that was a part of their lives, but did it really have any part in... Read more
Published on 8 Jan 1999
BRAVO!!
This book is very indepth in explain how pirates would survive on long journies abroad by sleeping nude three to a bunk like spoons. Read more
Published on 28 Dec 1998
Well, it did happen, so there!
One needs to take their hat off to Mr. Berg for an excellent book of the life and times of family life of England in the 17th and 18th Centuries. Read more
Published on 14 Nov 1998
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