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R/Askhistorians: Book List for the Age of Exploration (Including Pirates)

Books recommended by experts on Reddit's Askhistorians forum. The list hasn't been updated in 12 years, so probably missing some important stuff.
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Over the Edge of the World (Laurence Bergreen)
Over the Edge of the World
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Laurence Bergreen
Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time (Dava Sobel)
Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time
2
Dava Sobel
The Age of Reconnaissance (J. H. Parry)
The Age of Reconnaissance
3
J. H. Parry
Batavia's Graveyard: The True Story of the Mad Heretic Who Led History's Bloodiest Mutiny (Mike Dash)
Batavia's Graveyard: The True Story of the Mad Heretic Who Led History's Bloodiest Mutiny
4
Mike Dash
Spain's Men of the Sea: Daily Life on the Indies Fleets in the Sixteenth Century (Pablo Emilio Pérez-Mallaína Bueno)
Spain's Men of the Sea: Daily Life on the Indies Fleets in the Sixteenth Century
5
Pablo Emilio Pérez-Mallaína Bueno
The Worlds of Christopher Columbus (William D. Phillips Jr.)
The Worlds of Christopher Columbus
6
William D. Phillips Jr.
The Diligent: A Voyage Through the Worlds of the Slave Trade (Robert Harms)
The Diligent: A Voyage Through the Worlds of the Slave Trade
7
Robert Harms
The Strong Brown God: The Story of the Niger River (Sanche De Gramont)
The Strong Brown God: The Story of the Niger River
8
Sanche De Gramont
Wanderings in West Africa (Richard Francis Burton)
Wanderings in West Africa
9
Richard Francis Burton
The Last Expedition: Stanley's Mad Journey Through the Congo (Daniel Liebowitz)
The Last Expedition: Stanley's Mad Journey Through the Congo
10
Daniel Liebowitz
The Worst Journey in the World (Apsley Cherry-Garrard)
The Worst Journey in the World
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Apsley Cherry-Garrard
The Canarian; Or, Book of the Conquest and Conversion of the Canarians in the Year 1402 (Jean De Béthencourt and Gadifer De La Salle)
The Canarian; Or, Book of the Conquest and Conversion of the Canarians in the Year 1402
12
Jean De Béthencourt and Gadifer De La Salle
The Chronicle of the Discovery and Conquest of Guinea (Zurara (Or Azurara))
The Chronicle of the Discovery and Conquest of Guinea
13
Zurara (Or Azurara)
The Voyages of Cadamosto (Alvise Cadamosto)
The Voyages of Cadamosto
14
Alvise Cadamosto
The Diario of Christopher Columbus's First Voyage to America (Bartolomé De Las Casas)
The Diario of Christopher Columbus's First Voyage to America
15
Bartolomé De Las Casas
A Journal of the First Voyage of Vasco Da Gama 1497-1499 (Anonymous)
A Journal of the First Voyage of Vasco Da Gama 1497-1499
16
Anonymous
Voyage of Pedro Alvares Cabral to Brazil and India (William Greenlee)
Voyage of Pedro Alvares Cabral to Brazil and India
17
William Greenlee
The Letters of Amerigo Vespucci and Other Documents Illustrative of His Career (Clements R. Markham (Ed.))
The Letters of Amerigo Vespucci and Other Documents Illustrative of His Career
18
Clements R. Markham (Ed.)
The Travels of Ludovico Di Varthema in Egypt, Syria, Arabia Deserta and Arabia Felix, in Persia, Ind (Ludovico Di Varthema)
The Travels of Ludovico Di Varthema in Egypt, Syria, Arabia Deserta and Arabia Felix, in Persia, Ind
19
Ludovico Di Varthema
The Suma Oriental of Tomé Pires : An Account of the East, From the Red Sea to Japan, Written in Mal (Toma Pires)
The Suma Oriental of Tomé Pires : An Account of the East, From the Red Sea to Japan, Written in Mal
20
Toma Pires
Letters From Portuguese Captives in Canton, Written in 1534 & 1536 : With an Introduction on Portugu (Donald Ferguson)
Letters From Portuguese Captives in Canton, Written in 1534 & 1536 : With an Introduction on Portugu
21
Donald Ferguson
The Discoveries of the World From Their First Original Unto the Year of Our Lord 1555 (António Galvão)
The Discoveries of the World From Their First Original Unto the Year of Our Lord 1555
22
António Galvão
A General History of the Robberies and Murders of the Most Notorious Pirates. (Charles Johnson)
A General History of the Robberies and Murders of the Most Notorious Pirates.
23
Charles Johnson
The Buccaneers of America (A.O. Exquemelin)
The Buccaneers of America
24
A.O. Exquemelin
A New Voyage Around the World (William Dampier)
A New Voyage Around the World
25
William Dampier
The Sea Rover's Practice: Pirate Tactics and Techniques, 1630-1730 (Benerson Little)
The Sea Rover's Practice: Pirate Tactics and Techniques, 1630-1730
26
Benerson Little
The Buccaneer's Realm: Pirate Life on the Spanish Main, 1674-1688 (Benerson Little)
The Buccaneer's Realm: Pirate Life on the Spanish Main, 1674-1688
27
Benerson Little
Captured by Pirates: 22 Firsthand Accounts of Murder and Mayhem on the High Seas (John Richard Stephens)
Captured by Pirates: 22 Firsthand Accounts of Murder and Mayhem on the High Seas
28
John Richard Stephens
Under the Black Flag: The Romance and the Reality of Life Among the Pirates (David Cordingly)
Under the Black Flag: The Romance and the Reality of Life Among the Pirates
29
David Cordingly
How History's Greatest Pirates Pillaged, Plundered, and Got Away With It: The Stories, Techniques, (Benerson Little)
How History's Greatest Pirates Pillaged, Plundered, and Got Away With It: The Stories, Techniques,
30
Benerson Little
The Republic of Pirates (Colin Woodard)
The Republic of Pirates
31
Colin Woodard
Empire of Blue Water (Stephan Talty)
Empire of Blue Water
32
Stephan Talty
Pirate Hunting: The Fight Against Pirates, Privateers, and Sea Raiders From Antiquity to the Present (Benerson Little)
Pirate Hunting: The Fight Against Pirates, Privateers, and Sea Raiders From Antiquity to the Present
33
Benerson Little
Villains of All Nations: Atlantic Pirates in the Golden Age (Marcus Rediker)
Villains of All Nations: Atlantic Pirates in the Golden Age
34
Marcus Rediker
The Invisible Hook: The Hidden Economics of Pirates (Peter T. Leeson)
The Invisible Hook: The Hidden Economics of Pirates
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Peter T. Leeson
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