Barcelona Y Sus Misterios...

Todo el mundo ha oído hablar de Morgan o de Drake, incluso de Long John Silver o de Jack Sparrow -que nunca existieron-, pero pocos conocen hechos singulares como que Venecia actuó como estado pirata saqueando Constantinopla en 1204; que un rey de Aragón, Alfonso el Magnánimo, disponía de flota propia, y que llegaba al extremo de atacar enclaves de su propio reino para someterlos; que Colón pudo ser pirata, y que, de hecho, colaboró y contó con ellos para realizar el Descubrimiento... En realidad, la piratería, tan familiar y hasta entrañable en nuestro inconsciente colectivo, es...

Asesinatos, disturbios, huelgas y caballos desbocados. Midlothian en los siglos XVIII y XIX era un lugar interesante para vivir. Este libro introduce al lector en la dura vida de los colliers, el nacimiento de la policía rural y el impacto que el ejército tuvo en la vida del condado al sur de la capital de Escocia. Carreteros y ladrones de tumbas, peones y asesinos, destiladores ilícitos y cazadores furtivos asesinos; todos ellos vivían o trabajaban en Midlothian en una época en la que Escocia estaba pasando de ser una nación rural a una industrial. Midlothian Mayhem le abre las puertas ...

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute...