Download or read book Villains of All Nations written by Marcus Rediker and published by Verso. This book was released on 2004 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Marcus Rediker presents a vivid social history of Atlantic piracy, focusing on its 'golden age' from 1716 to 1726 and emphasizing how common seamen who turned pirate built for themselves a multicultural, democratic and egalitarian society.