Past Event
Thursday, February 18, 2016, 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Pirate Nests and the Rise of the British Empire
9500 Gilman Drive, San Diego, 92093
Cost: Free
Mark Hanna is an associate professor of History at UC San Diego and author of Pirate Nests and the Rise of the British Empire.
In this book he sheds a fresh light on pirates, traditionally depicted as fearless adventurers on the high seas. He examines the crucial role that pirates played on land by contributing to the commercial and economic development of port towns in early America and the British Empire.
Hanna’s earlier work, The Pirate’s Nest: The Impact of Piracy on Newport and Charles Town, 1670-1740, challenged prevailing interpretations of piracy and also harnessed the phenomenon of piracy to illuminate the history of early America in the Atlantic world. Info: [email protected] or 858-534-0533.