Stephan Talty. (2007). Empire of Blue Water: Captain Morgan's Great Pirate Army, the Epic Battle for the Americas, and the Catastrophe That Ended the Outlaws' Bloody Reign. Unabridged Books on Tape.

Stephan Talty. 2007. Empire of Blue Water: Captain Morgan's Great Pirate Army, the Epic Battle for the Americas, and the Catastrophe That Ended the Outlaws' Bloody Reign. Books on Tape.

Stephan Talty, Empire of Blue Water: Captain Morgan's Great Pirate Army, the Epic Battle for the Americas, and the Catastrophe That Ended the Outlaws' Bloody Reign. Books on Tape, 2007.

Stephan Talty. Empire of Blue Water: Captain Morgan's Great Pirate Army, the Epic Battle for the Americas, and the Catastrophe That Ended the Outlaws' Bloody Reign. Unabridged Books on Tape, 2007.

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     John H. Mayer is a character actor whose voice has been heard on numerous commercials, animated programs, audio books and narrations including E! Entertainment’s Celebrity Profiles. John was a five-year member of the Groundlings comedy theater company in Los Angeles. Recent BOT recordings include Cesar Millan’s How to Raise the Perfect Dog, Be a Pack Leader, and Cesar’s Way; A Voyage Long and Strange by Tony Horwitz, and American Lightening by Howard Blum.
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He challenged the greatest empire on earth with a ragtag bunch of renegades—and brought it to its knees. Empire of Blue Water is the real story of the pirates of the Caribbean.

 

Henry Morgan, a twenty-year-old Welshman, crossed the Atlantic in 1655, hell-bent on making his fortune. Over the next three decades, his exploits in the Caribbean in the service of the English became legendary. His daring attacks on the mighty Spanish Empire on land and at sea determined the fates of kings and queens, and his victories helped shape the destiny of the New World.

 

Morgan gathered disaffected European sailors and soldiers, hard-bitten adventurers, runaway slaves, and vicious cutthroats, and turned them into the most feared army in the Western Hemisphere. Sailing out from the English stronghold of Port Royal, Jamaica, “the wickedest city in the New World,” Morgan and his men terrorized Spanish merchant ships and devastated the cities where great riches in silver, gold, and gems lay waiting. His last raid, a daring assault on the fabled city of Panama, helped break Spain’s hold on the Americas forever.

 

Awash with bloody battles, political intrigues, natural disaster, and a cast of characters more compelling, bizarre, and memorable than any found in a Hollywood swashbuckler—including the notorious pirate L’Ollonais, the soul-tortured King Philip IV of Spain, and Thomas Modyford, the crafty English governor of Jamaica—Empire of Blue Water brilliantly re-creates the passions and the violence of the age of exploration and empire.

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     "Talty's vigorous history of seventeenth-century pirates of the Caribbean will sate even fickle Jack Sparrow fans. . . . A pleasure to read from bow to stern."

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   • source: New York Times Book Review
   • content: "A swashbuckling adventure . . . [the] characters leap to life."
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   • source: Dallas Morning News
   • content: "A ripping yarn, worthy of its gaudy subject."
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   • content: "A sparkling and engrossing adventure narrative."
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   • source: Washington Times
   • content: "Fresh insight into pirates' dens of old . . . Well-researched nonfiction that reads like a novel."
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   • source: Tom Reiss, author of The Orientalist
   • content: "Swashbuckling history at its bloody, blood-soaked best, and a mirror to our own times."
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   • source: Caroline Alexander, author of The Endurance and The Bounty
   • content: "Morgan proves an irresistible hero. A thrilling and fascinating adventure."
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   • source: William M. Fowler, author of Empires at War
   • content: "Rollicking . . . with style and energy Talty tells a tale of boundless wickedness."
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   • source: Tom Reiss, author of The Orientalist
   • content: "Stephan Talty's new book serves up swashbuckling history at its briny, blood-soaked best, with enough violence and passion to keep the pages flying by. But it's not only blood and swash: Empire of Blue Water is also a mirror to our own times, showing that attempting globalization against a backdrop of the clash of civilizations is nothing new,and that religious violence is often a thinly veiled cover for greed and personal ambition. Talty's portrait of the legendary privateer Henry Morgan is a marvelous study in contradictions--a man of astounding heroism, brilliance, compassion, and charm, who was also capable of the greatest betrayal."
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    • source: Neal Bascomb, author of The Perfect Mile and Higher
    • content: "A wickedly entertaining tale of pirates and the Caribbean seas they once ruled like kings. Epic sea battles, daring adventures, rich history, great villains and heroes alike--it's a treasure."
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    • source: Buddy Levy, author of American Legend: The Real-Life Adventures of David Crockett
    • content: "In a riveting history that reads like the best novels, Stephan Talty stylishly extricates the pirates of the Caribbean from the imprecise caricature that so often consumes them. Layer by fascinating layer, Talty peels away the eye patch and theshiver-me-timbers brogue to reveal the raucous, complex and authentic buccaneers
      of the "Brethren of the Coast." . . . Storytelling and history to be savored."
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    • source: Matthew Brzezinski, author of Casino Moscow
    • content: "Engrossing . . . a swashbuckling tale of how the history of the Americas was shaped by a small group of daring brigands."
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    • source: Les Standiford, author of Last Train to Paradise
    • content: "A fascinating look inside [a] glamorous and gritty world."
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    • source: Kerry A. Trask, author of Black Hawk
    • content: "Exceptionally well-told . . . an exhilarating adventure in reading."
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    • content: The pirates of the Caribbean made history in those waters as Spain, England, and Portugal fought to control the islands and their commerce in the 1700s. True tales of pitched battles with outlaws trying capture ships filled with gold, silver, and jewels make for as much excitement as any novel or Disney movie. Listeners will find two pleasures in John Mayer's performance. First, his relaxed pace allows one to absorb the details in a story rich with history, and second, his avuncular voice builds an enjoyable atmosphere that propels a long audiobook to the last word. Mayer only abandons a normal reading voice to become a little gruff for the bad guys, but the action has enough color to want little more from the narrator. J.A.H. (c) AudioFile 2007, Portland, Maine
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      Starred review from July 30, 2007
      Henry Morgan was a Welsh-born sailor who traveled to the Caribbean as a privateer—a “licensed marauder of the sea”—on behalf of the British Empire. But before his career was over, he had become one of the most notorious pirates ever to sail the Spanish Main. Talty focuses the story on Morgan's most exciting exploits, including the tale of what is perhaps Morgan's most infamous act: the unauthorized sacking of Panama. Mayer reads in a rich, resonant voice; it's perfectly suited to the grim and gritty subject matter, and would not be out of place narrating a History Channel documentary. The abridgment is flawless; the listener would never know this production was abridged if not for the cover copy. The only legitimate complaint to make is that this audio was abridged at all—Mayer and Talty could have kept listeners enthralled for an audiobook at twice the length. Filled with riveting and astonishing details, this audio satisfies on every level, sure to please not only serious scholars but casual fans of pirate lore as well. Simultaneous release with the Crown hardcover (Reviews, Feb. 5).

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    • content: Captain Henry Morgan, the terror of the Spanish Caribbean, inspired many a pirate legend, but his profiteering raids were actually carried out in the service of Great Britain. John Mayer makes clear his appreciation for the ironies of piracy, such as its similarities to the merchant trade and the merchants' fears about the piracy getting out of control even though they themselves encouraged it. Even so, Mayer avoids letting that ironic tone take over, allowing the facts to speak for themselves in an engaging narrative. He takes on the tone of a fascinated observer, aware of both the adventure and the cruelty in Morgan's story. J.A.S. (c) AudioFile 2007, Portland, Maine
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      February 5, 2007
      Journalist Talty (Mulatto America
      ) entertainingly chronicles the life of legendary privateer Capt. Henry Morgan and his crucial role in challenging Spain's hegemony in the New World in this informative popular history. Seeking his fortune, Welshman Morgan arrived in the Caribbean just as British King Charles II decided to challenge Spain by using pirates "as a stick with which to beat ." Morgan accepted a privateer's commission from the British—in effect, a license to steal—and set out in 1661 to make his fortune. Smart and charismatic, Morgan quickly rose to the rank of captain and became "fabulously rich." His attack on the Spanish stronghold at Portobelo "showed the world that the empire was vulnerable," and his raid on the city of Panama—the "greatest raid in the history of buccaneering"—forced "the Spanish to renounce their exclusive rights to the New World." Charles II knighted Morgan and appointed him deputy governor of Jamaica, a position that tasked him—"the greatest of the buccaneers"—with exterminating piracy. Morgan died of the effects of alcohol abuse in 1688 at 53. Talty strips away the legend to recreate a pivotal era in this accessible portrait of the pirates of the Caribbean.

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Henry Morgan, a twenty-year-old Welshman, crossed the Atlantic in 1655, hell-bent on making his fortune. Over the next three decades, his exploits in the Caribbean in the service of the English became legendary. His daring attacks on the mighty Spanish Empire on land and at sea determined the fates of kings and queens, and his victories helped shape the destiny of the New World.

 

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