Pillaging the Empire Global Piracy on the High Seas, 1500-1750

Praise for the first edition:

"Lane has told this story with great verve, bringing alive the fabulous characters who were the buccaneers while also filling out the less well-known story of Spanish efforts at defense."

-Hispanic American Historical Review, Robert C. Ritchie, Huntington Library

"Kris Lane weaves a tale of pirate activities in the Americas and of Spanish responses to those activities that reveals aspects of pirate life and culture not usually addressed in the standard histories of Latin America. He demythologizes the pirates of popular culture and places them in their broader historical context....An intriguing, concise, and informative work that students are bound to enjoy."

-H-LatAm, H-Net Reviews, James E. Wadsworth, University of Arizona