Bandits and Privateers of Canada - Horwood, Harold; Butts, Edward

Clean, tight, unmarked; personal gift inscription on title page; otherwise absolute minimal wear; This book takes the reader back to a time of danger and violence as well as action and adventure. Privateers were often rich merchants who went to war in private ships licensed by their government. Their aim was to capture enemy ships and plunder their cargo. Some played by the rules of warfare, others did not. While privateers ruled the Atlantic coast, bandits ranged across the country. Whether operating as a gang or as lone tricksters, these men lived only by the law of the gun. Canadian history is full of these outlaws of the wild west and adventurers on the high seas. Bandit and Privateers brings the characters of this era to life in these little-known events of Canada's past. 
Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
Hardcover
Doubleday of Canada
1987
Toronto, ON