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Peter Linebaugh and Marcus Rediker – The Many Headed Hydra

Saturday, March 17th, 2007
Peter Linebaugh and Marcus Rediker - The Many Headed Hydra, Sailors, Slaves, Commoners, and the Hidden History of the Revolutionary Atlantic Peter Linebaugh and Marcus RedikerThe Many Headed Hydra, Sailors, Slaves, Commoners, and the Hidden History of the Revolutionary Atlantic
[Beacon Press 2000]

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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

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