"An important addition to the literature on piracy. The wide-ranging selection of documents makes it possible to compare and contrast piracy across the globe, and over time. Readers will gain a real sense of the scope of early modern sea raiders from these sources (several of which are translated into English for the first time here) and surely enjoy a few good yarns. The ancillary materials (short introductions to the documents, reading questions, chronology, maps, images, and glossary) will also facilitate classroom use of this anthology." -- Sean T Perrone, Saint Anselm College

"A really exciting volume. The wide range of archival material collected here from around the world will allow readers to explore the early modern world, and real-life experience of piracy, first hand. But the book also serves as an effective introduction to such broader topics as working with, and learning from, sources; how researchers use archives; how historians can make dramatically different arguments about the same document; and how historians construct a narrative based on available evidence." -- Mark G Hanna, University of California, San Diego