{"product_id":"elizabethan-privateering-9780521201308","title":"Elizabethan Privateering","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this study of privateering during the Elizabethan war with Spain, which was originally published in 1966, Dr Andrews shows that it was closely connected with trade, in particular having a stimulating effect on oceanic commerce and that it was at the time the main form of English maritime warfare.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface; Sources and abbreviations; Part I. Context and Organisation: 1. Privateering and the sea war; 2. Regulation; 3. Men and materials; Part II. Ventures and Venturers: Prelude, 1602 Sir Thomas Sherley; 4. The amateurs; 5. The professionals; 6. The great merchants; 7. Prizes and profits; Tail piece, 1592 William Grafton; Part III. Privateering and overseas expansion: 8. The West Indies; 9. Western planting; 10. The Portuguese trades; 11. The consequences of privateering; Appendix; Index; Map: the West Indies about 1590.","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51767636001111,"sku":"9780521201308","price":36.09,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780521201308.jpg?v=1758714101","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/elizabethan-privateering-9780521201308","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}