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John Ward: The English Pirate of North Africa

The Englishman turned fabled Algerian pirate. From humble beginnings, impoverished sailor John Ward grows tired of the drudgery of the English navy. At the age of 50 he starts a remarkable ascent from petty pirate to notorious menace on the Mediterranean Sea, converting to Islam and becoming a wealthy overlord in the Ottoman Empire.

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