http://www.miller-mccune.com/culture/autumn-trends-in-the-pirate-war-4886/ Nationally Acclaimed Politics, Science and Culture Coverage Wed, 28 Dec 2011 18:00:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.miller-mccune.com/culture/autumn-trends-in-the-pirate-war-4886/#comment-840 Don Bradley Tue, 10 Nov 2009 04:16:04 +0000 http://blog.miller-mccune.com.s72010.gridserver.com/?p=4886#comment-840 Support of piracy is a time-honored tradition for the USA. Boston merchants would routinely sell wares to the Madegascar pirates. The southern US ports openely did business with pirate vessels. The display of the famed "Jolly Roger" pirate flag was a welcome site, not one of great foreboding as is depicted in our history books. Support of piracy is a time-honored tradition for the USA. Boston merchants would routinely sell wares to the Madegascar pirates. The southern US ports openely did business with pirate vessels. The display of the famed “Jolly Roger” pirate flag was a welcome site, not one of great foreboding as is depicted in our history books.

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