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Jewish Pirates of the Caribbean: How a Generation of Swashbuckling Jews Carved Out an Empire in the New World in Their Quest for Treasure, Religious Freedom--and Revenge |  | Author: Edward Kritzler
Publisher: Anchor
Category: Book
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Rating:  22 reviews
Sales Rank: 14574
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1
Pages: 352
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 7.9 x 5.1 x 0.9
ISBN: 0767919521
Dewey Decimal Number: 909
EAN: 9780767919524
ASIN: 0767919521
Publication Date: November 3, 2009 (New: Last 30 Days)
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In this lively debut work of history, Edward Kritzler tells the tale of an unlikely group of swashbuckling Jews who ransacked the high seas in the aftermath of the Spanish Inquisition. At the end of the fifteenth century, many Jews had to flee Spain and Portugal. The most adventurous among them took to the seas as freewheeling outlaws. In ships bearing names such as the Prophet Samuel, Queen Esther, and Shield of Abraham, they attacked and plundered the Spanish fleet while forming alliances with other European powers to ensure the safety of Jews living in hiding. Filled with high-sea adventures–including encounters with Captain Morgan and other legendary pirates–Jewish Pirates of the Caribbean reveals a hidden chapter in Jewish history as well as the cruelty, terror, and greed that flourished during the Age of Discovery.
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 A must read for Jews and history budds! September 27, 2009
wendyronna (Los Angeles)
What a revelation! An absolutely fascinating read, and connects the dots for the Crypto-Jews of today...Exciting and educational!
 Fascinating Topic, But Ill-Executed August 31, 2009
Mr. Smith (Near Sinking Creek)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
In two months, I'll be taking my first trip to the Caribbean. I wanted to read some history of the islands, but found little there. Thus, when I ordered it, I thought I was going to get some careful history. This is a compelling, informative book, but it doesn't read well. I am better-informed by having read it, but would skip it and gone straight to Empire of the Blue Water were I granted Mulligan.
This book has at least one major error August 16, 2009
Reader in New York (New York)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I agree with most of the other posters here, especially those who wrote that the author's style is very dry and often disjointed. This is more of a chronicle than a history. It's filled with detailed facts, which I assume that very few readers are in a position to confirm or rebut.
But page 255 contains this incredible statement: "Since the expulsion of the twelve tribes in 722 B.C., the exiled Jews ..."
It is common, non-debatable knowledge that TEN tribes, not twelve, were expelled from the Northern kingdom of Israel in that year.
If the author -- and his editors -- could make such an egregious error of historical fact, how many other errors of fact are in this book?
Jewish Pirates of the Carabean August 9, 2009
Robert Fragman (new york, new york United States)
Very interesting history, would recomend it to anyone who is interested in the history of how this evolved.
who knew?? June 11, 2009
Suzanne Schechter (oxnard ca us)
Funny premise...wonderful history of the Diaspora during and after the Inquisition and expulsion from Spain. The title alone is enough to get peoples attention.filled in a lot of gaps for me. I liked it, though it is a little dry. Lots of material for someone to follow a fictionalized family through the centuries in a more novelized form in a future volume.
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