Piracy was a fact of life in the 19th century

The Complete History of Adam Panflick: Not unlike my feeling in Manhattan on September 11 — a glorious morning:

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Chapter Two, Book One, of The Complete History of Adam Panfick finds Adam's great-grandfather enjoying a short vacation on a seraphic beach in Sardinia. His dreamy moment in the sun is rudely interrupted. Piracy was a fact of life in the 19th century.

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