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Mark G . Hanna

University of California, San Diego, History, Associate Professor

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I am a historian of the early United States and the British empire with a focus on illicit actions on the high seas including piracy, smuggling, the slave trade, and revolutions.

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Piracy in Colonial North America

Oxford Research Encyclopedia, American History, 2020

Historians of colonial British North America have largely relegated piracy to the marginalia of t... more Historians of colonial British North America have largely relegated piracy to the marginalia of the broad historical narrative from settlement to revolution. However, piracy and unregulated privateering played a pivotal role in the development of every English community along the eastern seaboard from the Carolinas to New England. Although many pirates originated in the British North American colonies and represented a diverse social spectrum, they were not supported and protected in these port communities by some underclass or proto-proletariat but by the highest echelons of colonial society, especially by colonial governors, merchants, and even ministers.

“The Pirate Next Door: A Lot of What Is Known about Pirates Is Not True, and a Lot of What Is True Is Not Known.”

Article from "Humanities: The Magazine of the National Endowment for the Humanities," Vol. 38, no... more

Pirate Nests and the Rise of the British Empire, 1570-1740

“Well-Behaved Pirates Seldom Make History: A Reevaluation of English Piracy in the Golden Age” In Governing the Sea in the Early Modern Era, Edited by Peter C. Mancall and Carole Shammas

“Protecting the Rights of Englishmen: The Rise and Fall of Carolina’s Piratical State” In Creating and Contesting Carolina: Proprietary Era Histories, Edited by Brad Wood and Michelle Lemaster

“Smuggling.” In Oxford Bibliographies in Atlantic History. Ed. Trevor Burnard.

Book Reviews by Mark G . Hanna

Jorge Cañizares-Esguerra's Review of Pirate Nests

Medium.com, 2019

Review in Medium.com

Simon Middleton's Review of Pirate Nests in the Journal of American Studies

Journal of American Studies, 2018

This is Simon Middleton's review of Pirate Nests that includes the most accurate take on chapter ... more

Craig Gallagher's Review of Pirate Nests in Itinerario

Itinerario, 2018

Dian Murray's Review of Pirate Nests in the New West Indian Guide

by Mark G . Hanna and Dian Murray

Julian Gwyn's Review of Pirate Nests in the Journal of American History

John Donoghue's review of Pirate Nests in the English Historical Review

by Mark G . Hanna and John Donoghue

John Donoghue's review of Pirate Nests in the English Historical Review

Kathryn Mudgett's Review Essay Including Pirate Nests "Contested Allegiances: Becoming American in the Age of Sail"

Early American Literature, 2017

Kathryn Mudgett's Review Essay in Early American Literature

Paul Monod's Review of Pirate Nests in the Canadian Journal of History

Peter Leeson's Review of Pirate Nests in the American Historical Review

Karwan Fatah-Black's Review of Pirate Nests in Diplomatic History

Diplomatic History, 2017

Owen Stanwood's Review of Pirate Nests in the William and Mary Quarterly

Owen Stanwood's review of "The New Pirate History"

Rebecca Simon's Review of Pirate Nests in Journal for Maritime Research

by Mark G . Hanna and Rebecca Simon

Journal of Maritime Research, 2016

Hanna, pirate nests + McDonald, pirates, merchants, settlers, and slaves

by Guy Chet, Kevin P. McDonald, and Mark G . Hanna

Peripheries and Center in Pirate Histories

Review of Peter Leeson's "The Invisible Hook" in The International Journal of Maritime History (Vol. 21, no. 2, 2009): 411-412.

Piracy in Colonial North America

Oxford Research Encyclopedia, American History, 2020

Historians of colonial British North America have largely relegated piracy to the marginalia of t... more Historians of colonial British North America have largely relegated piracy to the marginalia of the broad historical narrative from settlement to revolution. However, piracy and unregulated privateering played a pivotal role in the development of every English community along the eastern seaboard from the Carolinas to New England. Although many pirates originated in the British North American colonies and represented a diverse social spectrum, they were not supported and protected in these port communities by some underclass or proto-proletariat but by the highest echelons of colonial society, especially by colonial governors, merchants, and even ministers.

“The Pirate Next Door: A Lot of What Is Known about Pirates Is Not True, and a Lot of What Is True Is Not Known.”

Article from "Humanities: The Magazine of the National Endowment for the Humanities," Vol. 38, no... more

Pirate Nests and the Rise of the British Empire, 1570-1740

“Well-Behaved Pirates Seldom Make History: A Reevaluation of English Piracy in the Golden Age” In Governing the Sea in the Early Modern Era, Edited by Peter C. Mancall and Carole Shammas

“Protecting the Rights of Englishmen: The Rise and Fall of Carolina’s Piratical State” In Creating and Contesting Carolina: Proprietary Era Histories, Edited by Brad Wood and Michelle Lemaster

“Smuggling.” In Oxford Bibliographies in Atlantic History. Ed. Trevor Burnard.

Jorge Cañizares-Esguerra's Review of Pirate Nests

Medium.com, 2019

Review in Medium.com

Simon Middleton's Review of Pirate Nests in the Journal of American Studies

Journal of American Studies, 2018

This is Simon Middleton's review of Pirate Nests that includes the most accurate take on chapter ... more

Craig Gallagher's Review of Pirate Nests in Itinerario

Itinerario, 2018

Dian Murray's Review of Pirate Nests in the New West Indian Guide

by Mark G . Hanna and Dian Murray

Julian Gwyn's Review of Pirate Nests in the Journal of American History

John Donoghue's review of Pirate Nests in the English Historical Review

by Mark G . Hanna and John Donoghue

John Donoghue's review of Pirate Nests in the English Historical Review

Kathryn Mudgett's Review Essay Including Pirate Nests "Contested Allegiances: Becoming American in the Age of Sail"

Early American Literature, 2017

Kathryn Mudgett's Review Essay in Early American Literature

Paul Monod's Review of Pirate Nests in the Canadian Journal of History

Peter Leeson's Review of Pirate Nests in the American Historical Review

Karwan Fatah-Black's Review of Pirate Nests in Diplomatic History

Diplomatic History, 2017

Owen Stanwood's Review of Pirate Nests in the William and Mary Quarterly

Owen Stanwood's review of "The New Pirate History"

Rebecca Simon's Review of Pirate Nests in Journal for Maritime Research

by Mark G . Hanna and Rebecca Simon

Journal of Maritime Research, 2016

Hanna, pirate nests + McDonald, pirates, merchants, settlers, and slaves

by Guy Chet, Kevin P. McDonald, and Mark G . Hanna

Peripheries and Center in Pirate Histories

Review of Peter Leeson's "The Invisible Hook" in The International Journal of Maritime History (Vol. 21, no. 2, 2009): 411-412.

Interview with Deborah Sullivan Brennan, "A Treasure Trove of Pirate Science"

San Diego Union Tribune, 2014

Interview with Katy Steinmetz, "Arrrggg You Serious? How to Talk Like a Pirate"

Time Magazine, 2013

Interview on Extreme Genes: America's Family History Show

"Based on a True Story: 13 True Stories that Would Make Oscar-Worthy Movies"

Time Magazine article that interviews 13 historians about what historical events they think could... more

Interview on Ben Franklin's World

I discuss Pirate Nests with Liz Covart.

Here Be Pirates: The First Citizen Scientists

UCTV documentary about my Age of Sail course and curating a Natural History Museum exhibit.

Five Things You Didn't Know About Pirates

This is an interview with "The List" a show that airs on ABC at 7:30

Key to Ending Piracy Rests Ashore: What pirates capture is useless without a land base to sell it

Modern-day pirates pursued by Virginia prosecutors

Ranking the battles in much fought-over Hampton Roads

Hampton Roads pirates: Black Bart vows revenge after shipmates hang in Virginia

Governor risks all in Hampton Roads pirate battle

A History of Seafaring in the Age of Sail HITO 178/278

2023

This is a 3 hour colloquium held once a week that includes 3 visits to the UCSD Special Collectio... more

A History of Seafaring in the Age of Sail

Syllabus for UCSD Colloquium "The Age of Sail"

San Diego: On the Edge of Empires

Co-curated online exhibit with Dana Velasco Murillo about the history of San Diego from the UC Sa... more

Here By Pirates: The First Citizen Scientists

A documentary about my "Age of Sail" course filmed by UCTV

Syllabus for HIUS 133 "The Golden Age of Piracy"

The Revolutionary Atlantic

HILD 2A Survey of Early American History

Syllabus for the History of Seafaring in the Age of Sail, HITO 178

Syllabus for HIGR 265A Graduate Survey of Early American History

Syllabus for UCSD graduate seminar in early American historiography.

Pirates in Print: Treasures of the Mandeville Collections

“Piracy and the Formalization of the First British Empire” Geisel Library Keynote Public Lecture.

“Teaching the Golden Age of Piracy” San Diego Yacht Club

“Piratical Societies: Writing about Pirates” Warren Honors Society

“Pirates in Print: Treasures of the Mandeville Collections.” Digital Exhibit

Navigation Acts

“Boston Buccaneers: The Rise of the South Sea Pirates, 1676-1689,” at the American Origins Seminar sponsored by USC and the Huntington Library, San Marino, CA.

“The ‘War on Pirates’ and Pirates’ New Role in the Atlantic Slave Trade” at the 6th International Congress of Maritime History, Ghent, Belgium.

Pirate Nests and the Rise of the British Empire, 1570-1740

Pirate Nests and the Rise of the British Empire, 1570-1740, 2015