Peter Earle is Emeritus Reader in Economic History at the University of London.
| Preface | |
| Pirates of Fable | p. 1 |
| A Nation of Pirates | p. 15 |
| God's Plunderers | p. 37 |
| Cleansing Home Waters | p. 53 |
| Containing the Corsairs | p. 69 |
| The Buccaneers | p. 87 |
| The Red Sea Men | p. 109 |
| War Against the Pirates | p. 133 |
| The Golden Age of Pirates | p. 157 |
| Extermination | p. 181 |
| Maritime Mayhem Revived | p. 209 |
| An End to Piracy | p. 229 |
| Notes | p. 255 |
| Bibliography | p. 277 |
| Index | p. 291 |
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