This book is a comprehensive history of the corsairs of France, the privateers who operated in the Mediterranean and Atlantic during the 16th and 17th centuries. The author, Charles Boswell Norman, provides a detailed analysis of the political and economic factors that led to the corsairs' rise and fall. This book is a must-read for anyone interested in the history of piracy and privateering.

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