false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255645320m/2962276.jpg 2962276 2 At the end of the fifteenth century, the Spanish Inquisition forced many Jews to flee the country. The most adventurous among them took to the high seas as freewheeling outlaws. In ships bearing names such as the <i>Prophet Samuel, Queen Esther,</i> and <i>Shield of Abraham,</i> they attacked and plundered the Spanish fleet while forming alliances with other European powers to ensure the safety of Jews living in hiding. <br><br>JEWISH PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN is the entertaining saga of a hidden chapter in Jewish history and of the cruelty, terror, and greed that flourished during the Age of Discovery. Readers will meet such daring figures as &#8220;the Great Jewish Pirate&#8221; Sinan, Barbarossa&#8217;s second-in-command; the pirate rabbi Samuel Palache, who founded Holland's Jewish community; Abraham Cohen Henriques, an arms dealer who used his cunning and economic muscle to find safe havens for other Jews; and his pirate brother Moses, who is credited with the capture of the Spanish silver fleet in 1628--the largest heist in pirate history.<br><br>Filled with high-sea adventures&#8212;including encounters with Captain Morgan and other legendary pirates&#8212;and detailed portraits of cities stacked high with plunder, such as Port Royal, Jamaica, JEWISH PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN captures a gritty and glorious era of history from an unusual and eye-opening perspective. 2991786 25 11 2008 Jewish Pirates of the Caribbean: How a Generation of Swashbuckling Jews Carved Out an Empire in the New World in Their Quest for Treasure, Religious Freedom--and Revenge total:29|5:4|4:11|3:8|2:5|1:1| 29 99 99 12 4 3 false false Mon Feb 02 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 09 16:57:03 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 09 17:02:21 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Tue Nov 25 05:34:26 -0800 2008 Tue Nov 25 05:35:15 -0800 2008 1 0 false false Thu Feb 26 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Mar 01 19:52:24 -0800 2009 Sun Mar 01 20:05:45 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Dec 30 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Jan 04 11:01:50 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 04 11:05:16 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Thu Sep 17 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 16 09:08:27 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 16 09:12:50 -0700 2009


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