Project Gutenberg 2011-06-20 Public domain in the USA. 313 Statham, Edward Phillips 1921 Statham, E. P. (Edward Phillips) Privateers and Privateering Produced by Steven Gibbs, Graeme Mackreth and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Privateers and Privateering" by Commander E.P. Statham, R.N. is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book explores the world of privateering, focusing on its incidents and notable figures, particularly during the 18th century. Statham intends to present true stories rather than a systematic history of the subject, offering readers insights into the adventurous yet morally ambiguous lives of privateers. The opening of the narrative introduces the concept of privateering, distinguishing it from piracy by explaining that privateers operated under commissions from sovereign states, while pirates did not. Statham underscores the romanticism often associated with privateers, while also acknowledging the darker aspects of their exploits, pointing to the complexities of their actions in wartime. He begins to outline the origins of privateering and how it evolved, setting the stage for tales of individual privateers and their battles at sea, starting with historical figures like Andrew Barton and events from the 16th century. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 55.7 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Privateering Naval biography D Text Category: History - Early Modern (c. 1450-1750) Category: History - Warfare 752949 2025-07-15T03:50:45.700003 text/html 729327 2021-01-07T20:40:36 text/html 647190 2025-07-15T03:51:04.514865 application/epub+zip 657890 2025-07-15T03:50:52.397928 application/epub+zip 336234 2025-07-15T03:50:49.319973 application/epub+zip 982342 2025-07-15T03:51:11.640908 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 870755 2025-07-15T03:51:00.865909 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 525902 2022-09-16T15:43:15.087880 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 595779 2025-07-15T03:50:43.857017 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 595447 2021-01-07T20:40:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 595441 2021-01-07T20:40:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20795 2025-07-15T03:51:11.786846 application/rdf+xml 14247 2025-07-15T03:50:49.918943 image/jpeg 3578 2025-07-15T03:50:49.618940 image/jpeg 225920 2021-01-07T20:40:36 application/octet-stream application/zip 524849 2021-01-07T20:40:36 application/octet-stream application/zip 225779 2021-01-07T20:40:36 application/octet-stream application/zip 602574 2025-07-15T03:50:45.775002 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog