Baltimore and the barbary pirates a truly wonderful book that brings alive a part of baltimore,irelands history. Baltimore and the barbary pirates is on the shortlist. The raid in 1631 by morat rais and his algerian pirates on a small cork village and the kidnapping, or killing, of just about the whole population was. The villagers where taken captive and later sold in the slave market in algiers, africa.
Ekins writing style is readable and straightforwardhes a trained journalist. I enjoy history books, but feared, at first, that this one might be a little lightweight. Baltimore and the barbary pirates des ekin epubmobi in june 1631 pirates from algiers and armed troops of the turkish ottoman empire, led by the notorious pirate captain morat rais, stormed ashore at the little harbour village of baltimore in west cork. The raid of the barbary pirates has not been forgotten. Within a few hours the lives of over 100 men, women, and children drastically changed when barbary pirates invaded their hometown of baltimore, ireland. Baltimore and the barbary pirates 9781847171047 by ekin, des and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. In 1631 barbary pirates kidnapped the inhabitants of baltimore, west cork in a daring night time raid. Baltimore and the barbary pirates paperback dec 31 2008. Some prisoners were destined to live out their days as galley slaves, while others would spend long years in the seclusion of the harem or within. Baltimore and the barbary pirates inglese copertina flessibile 1 ago 2008. Baltimore and the barbary pirates has 2 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace. Meet the baltimore across the atlantic, a jewel of ireland.
We in obrien press are thrilled that des ekins wonderful the stolen village. Jenny davidson, professor of english and comparative literature at columbia university, suggests some of the best books to read if youre selfisolating or in quarantine. The irish village that was kidnapped by islamist extremists. In june 1631 pirates from algiers and armed troops of the turkish ottoman empire, led by the notorious pirate captain morat rais, stormed ashore at the little harbour village of baltimore in west cork. This is a short video talking about the kidnapping of an irish villiage by algerian pirates. As the sun finally set, a group of ships anchored themselves at an inlet just outside baltimore harbour. Here is the story of their kidnap, sale in the slave markets of algiers and the political fallout from the attack. Baltimore and the barbary pirates from the worlds largest community of readers. Baltimore and the barbary pirates des ekin in june 1631 pirates from algiers and armed troops of the turkish ottoman empire, led by the notorious pirate captain morat rais, stormed ashore at the little harbour village of baltimore in west. The best books on pirates five books expert recommendations. The stolen village baltimore and the barbary pirates by des ekin the stolen village. Its an enthralling read not simply for the story of the raid itself, which ekin recreates.
Their leader was known as murat rais of algiers, although once he had been called jan janszoon of haarlem in the netherlands. In 1632, in the middle of the night, a small village in west cork was attacked by algerian pirates. His book the stolen village 2006 was shortlisted for the argosy irish nonfiction book of the year and for book of the decade in the bord gais energy irish book awards 2010. I highly recommend the stolen village baltimore and the barbary pirates by des ekin and baltimore castle an 800year history by bernie mccarthy for more details. I have spent five years researching this astonishing true story for my newly published book the stolen village. Algerian names crop up and a pirate festival was held in 20. The best books to read in quarantine times of disease and pestilence have much to tell us about the human condition. In 1999, the raid on baltimore was portrayed in a screenplay titled roaring water, the sack of baltimore, by irish screenwriter sean boyle.
They captured almost all the villagers and bore them away to a life of slavery in north africa. Shortlisted for the argosy irish nonfiction book of the year award show more. Arguably, in the genre of corsair pirates of north africa, this book is one of the better studies on the market. The stolen village is a well written history of the 17th century raid on ireland. Download ebook the stolen village baltimore and barbary pirates des ekin the stolen village baltimore and barbary pirates des ekin the stolen village baltimore and the stolen village. Like viewing a gem, each chapter turns the incident of a raid by algerine pirates on an irish village and looks at it from a new prospective explaining the wider. The obrien press the stolen village baltimore and the. The sack of baltimore short account from the baltimore web site the sack of baltimore the text of daviss poem the stolen village. Des ekins the stolen village is a good popular history based upon archival material and thoughtful analysis. This post is a muchabbreviated history of this fascinating area. A thrilling account of the 17thcentury raid on ireland by the barbary pirates by ekin, des and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The stolen village is a fascinating tale of international piracy and culture clash nearly 400 years ago and is the first book to cover this relatively unknown and underresearched incident in irish history.
The authors gift for deep, comprehensive historical study and his ability to keep characters fresh in readers minds bring this battle between spains best general and queen elizabeths favorite, charles blount, to the awareness it has. Baltimore and the barbary pirates kindle edition by ekin, des. The stolen village baltimore and the barbary pirates by des ekin. They captured almost all the villagers and bore them away to a life of slavery in north. Baltimore and the barbary pirates, by dublin journalist des ekin, is a quickpaced paperback, with maps, about the raid of monday june 20, 1631, when pirates attacked at. A thrilling account of the raid on ireland by the barbary pirates. His men were barbary corsairs, pirates from the coast of north africa. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. A detailed account of the sack of baltimore can be found in the book the stolen village. Used book in good condition its incredible to me that the phrase the sack of baltimore was so familiar yet i had no clue what it was before i read this book. The stolen village baltimore and barbary pirates des ekin. This is an engaginglywritten account of an event that just seems unbelievable. The prisoners were destined for a variety of fates some would live out their days chained to.
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