Long before the American Revolution and the Declaration of the Rights of Man, a motley crew of sailors, slaves, pirates, laborers, market women, and the indentured servants had ideas about freedom and equality that would forever change history.

Contents

Introduction

1. The Wreck of the Sea-Venture

2. Hewers of Wood and Drawers of Water

3. "A Blackymore Maide Named Francis"

4. The Divarication of the Putney Debates

5. Hydrarchy: Sailors, Pirates, and the Maritime State

6. "The Outcasts of the Nations of the Earth"

7. A Motley Crew in the American Revolution

8. The Conspiracy of Edward and Catherine Despard

9. Robert Wedderburn and Atlantic Jubilee

Conclusion: Tyger! Tyger!

A Map of The Atlantic 1699

Notes

Acknowledgements

Index