Reddit reviews Sodomy and the Pirate Tradition: English Sea Rovers in the Seventeenth-Century Caribbean

https://www.amazon.com/Sodomy-Pirate-Tradition-Seventeenth-Century-Caribbean/dp/0814712363/ref=cm_lmf_img_27

My sincerest condolences. No one likes the truth, especially when it's without sodomy.

If you're looking for death and sodomy, perhaps you could try this book.

> A better example would be the Christian kings of England and the laws of England which punished sodomy with death historically.

I read a fascinating book called Sodomy and the Pirate Tradition, by an actual historian, (TL;DR they were all gay) which spoke a little about historical social attitudes to homosexuality in England. The author claims that sodomy was rarely punished in England. You were only really likely to be tried for sodomy if they were in court for something else and they wanted to throw the book at you.

The book is well worth a read if you enjoy both pirates and gay people.

No need to imagine! Sodomy and the Pirate Tradition.

Weirdly, I came across this book yesterday which would probably answer Hobbes's question.

Further reading - Sodomy and the Pirate Tradition: English Sea Rovers in the Seventeenth Century Caribbean
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sodomy-Pirate-Tradition-Seventeenth-Century-Caribbean/dp/0814712363

Sodomy and the Pirate Tradition: English Sea Rovers in the Seventeenth-Century Caribbean
by B.R. Burg

What are you thoughts on this book. Does it accurately portray life as a pirate in the 17th century, or are there inaccuracies in it?

'Tis a tradition

I found Sodomy and the Pirate Tradition really interesting. It's focused on 17th century pirates around the Caribbean.

Edit: fixed the link! (For some reason my app tried to turn it into a nsfw link instead of Amazon)

Oh really?

Sodomy and the Pirate Tradition: English Sea Rovers in the Seventeenth-Century Caribbean

Edit: for real, though, I recently read In the Company of Heroes by Michael Durant. It's the first-person account of the real events that were portrayed in Black Hawk Down. The author's experience was used to shape modern SERE training.

Read more here.

Pirates were also fabulous!

Do you ever get questioned much about piracy and sexual mores?

Because I vaguely recall seeing a review of some book on the subject :D

Edit: Mwha! 20 minutes on Google and I've found the cover. Here it is: http://www.amazon.com/Sodomy-Pirate-Tradition-Seventeenth-Century-Caribbean/dp/0814712363

In high school a guy who sat near me was reading a book. When I asked him what it was he said "Sodomy and the Pirate Tradition." I asked no further questions. Link below:

Sodomy and the Pirate Tradition: English Sea Rovers in the Seventeenth-Century Caribbean https://www.amazon.com/dp/0814712363/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_xqKZAbSGY8AH2

Sodomy and the Pirate Tradition is a must read.