{"product_id":"the-pirate-king-the-strange-adventures-of-henry-avery-and-the-birth-of-the-golden-age-of-piracy-paperback","title":"The Pirate King: The Strange Adventures of Henry Avery and the Birth of the Golden Age of Piracy - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSean Kingsley\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRex Cowan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe incredible story of the \"Robin Hood of the Seas,\" who absconded with millions during the Golden Age of Piracy and who harbored an even greater secret.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHenry Avery of Devon pillaged a fortune from a Mughal ship off the coast of India and then vanished into thin air--and into legend. More ballads, plays, biographies and books were written about Avery's adventures than any other pirate. His contemporaries crowned him \"the pirate king\" for pulling off the richest heist in pirate history and escaping with his head intact (unlike Blackbeard and his infamous Flying Gang). Avery was now the most wanted criminal on earth. To the authorities, Avery was the enemy of all mankind. To the people he was a hero. Rumors swirled about his disappearance. The only certainty is that Henry Avery became a ghost. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e What happened to the notorious Avery has been pirate history's most baffling cold case for centuries. Now, in a remote archive, a coded letter written by \"Avery the Pirate\" himself, years after he disappeared, reveals a stunning truth. He was a pirate that came in from the cold . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eThe \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003ePirate King, \u003c\/i\u003eSean Kingsley and Rex Cowan brilliantly tie Avery to the shadowy lives of two other icons of the early 18th century, including Daniel Defoe, the world-famous novelist and--as few people know--a deep-cover spy with more than a hundred pseudonyms, and Archbishop Thomas Tenison, a Protestant with a hatred of Catholic France. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSean Kingsley and Rex Cowan's \u003ci\u003eThe Pirate King \u003c\/i\u003ebrilliantly reveals the untold epic story of Henry Avery in all it's colorful glory--his exploits, his survival, his secret double life, and how he inspired the golden age of piracy.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDr. Sean Kingsley \u003c\/b\u003eis a marine archaeologist who has explored over 350 wrecks from Israel to America. Off the UK he identified the world's earliest Royal African Company English 'slaver' ship. Sean writes for \u003ci\u003eNational Geographic\u003c\/i\u003e and is the founder of \u003ci\u003eWreckwatch\u003c\/i\u003e magazine about the world's sunken wonders. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eGod's Gold: A Quest for the Lost Temple Treasures of Jerusalem \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eEnslaved: The Sunken History of the Translatlantic Slave Trade \u003c\/i\u003e(with Simcha Jacobovici), also available from Pegasus Books. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eRex Cowan\u003c\/b\u003e is a former lawyer turned shipwreck hunter, author and broadcaster. He served in the Royal Air Force and has a law degree from King's College London and is also a Fulbright scholar. He has since become Britain's most successful shipwreck hunter and worked with John Le Carr? on \u003ci\u003eA Century of Images. Photographs by the Gibson Family\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCastaway and Wrecked\u003c\/i\u003e.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.2 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 14, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51978288922925,"sku":"9781639368730","price":20.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/Pa8jos_cag9781639368730.webp?v=1775801473","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/the-pirate-king-the-strange-adventures-of-henry-avery-and-the-birth-of-the-golden-age-of-piracy-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}