The Pirates of the Pamlico: A Maritime Cultural Landscape Investigation of the Pirates of Colonial North Carolina and their Place in the State's Cultural Memory

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dc.contributor.advisorHarris, Lynn B.
dc.contributor.authorRopp, Allyson Genevieve
dc.contributor.departmentHistory
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-11T20:38:05Z
dc.date.available2019-02-26T14:23:56Z
dc.date.created2016-12
dc.date.issued2016-11-16
dc.date.submittedDecember 2016
dc.date.updated2017-01-11T14:32:32Z
dc.degree.departmentHistory
dc.degree.disciplineMA-Maritime Studies
dc.degree.grantorEast Carolina University
dc.degree.levelMasters
dc.degree.nameM.A.
dc.description.abstractDuring this period (1663-1730), North Carolina was a poor colony in the British Empire. The landscape provided ample opportunities for pirates to establish operational bases. Besides Edward 'Blackbeard' Teach, numerous others—such as Henry Every and Charles Vane—roamed the colony. This study shows that colonial North Carolina was used as a pirate haven, due to the geographical, socio-economic, and political influences that affected the colony. Through the lens of the maritime cultural landscape, various tangible and intangible remains were identified reconstructing the places of the pirates. Overlaid maps of pirate locations and colonial settlements suggest the pirates had varying degrees of interactions (i.e. trade, marriage, social gatherings) with the local populations. Investigations of the urban landscapes as contemporary community spaces, in addition to serving as a historic pirate haven, reflect the collective pirate memory manifested in place and street names.
dc.embargo.lift2019-01-11
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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10342/6012
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherEast Carolina University
dc.subjectMaritime Cultural Landscape
dc.subjectColonial North Carolina
dc.subject.lcshPirates--North Carolina
dc.subject.lcshCollective memory--North Carolina
dc.subject.lcshNorth Carolina--Colonial influence
dc.subject.lcshTeach, Edward, -1718
dc.subject.lcshAvery, John, active 1695
dc.titleThe Pirates of the Pamlico: A Maritime Cultural Landscape Investigation of the Pirates of Colonial North Carolina and their Place in the State's Cultural Memory
dc.typeMaster's Thesis
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