201 Guy Chet author of The Ocean is a Wilderness

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Guy Chet is the author of he Ocean is a Wilderness: Atlantic Piracy and the Limits of State Authority, 1688-1856.  It's a really interesting scholarly work that digs down into the idea of how long piracy in the Atlantic actually lasted and what finally brought it to a half.  

In this episode:

How long Atlantic piracy actually lasted and why What actually brought Atlantic piracy to an end Where they went after Some interesting ways to look at and interpret history

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