Originally published at: "Under The Banner of King Death" puts pirates in their place — in the history of workers' rights | Boing Boing
…
3 Likes
Pirates/Privateers are one of the reasons we gained our independence from England. They were very good at taking anything the British ships had, and selling it to the Colonies, nice set up if ya ask me.
2 Likes
4 Likes
National Geographic had a traveling exhibit a few years back about pirates. A couple of the things I found interesting were that pirates often behaved like a cooperative, and they provided a form of health and ADD insurance.
2 Likes
Speaking of… PBS has a new online series in Origins about the history of pirates…
2 Likes
This topic was automatically closed after 5 days. New replies are no longer allowed.
