THE SHIPS OF SALÉ – PART 1
When most people think of seventeenth century pirate ships, they think of the sort of vessel depicted in the image[…]
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Month: July 2020
THE SHIPS OF SALÉ – PART 2
Of the four main types of square-rigged ships employed by the Salé corsairs—tartanes, snows, polaccas, and caravels—one of the most[…]
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THE ISLAND AT THE CENTER OF THE WORLD
The Island at the Center of the World: The Epic Story of Dutch Manhattan and the Forgotten Colony that Shaped[…]
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LEO AFRICANUS ON SALÉ
These days, we have access to enormous amounts of information about the world. Documentaries take us down into the black[…]
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