Rediker (Outlaws of the Atlantic), professor of Atlantic history at the University of Pittsburgh, successfully rescues Lay from obscurity, arguing that the adventurous, single-minded Quaker was one of ...

Marcus Rediker, the author or co-author of 10 books, is Distinguished Professor of Atlantic History at the University of Pittsburgh. The “Quaker Comet” Was the Greatest Abolitionist You’ve Never Heard ...

A pub theatre in Earl's Court turns into a Quaker Meeting House for Naomi Wallace and Marcus Rediker's intriguing play The Return of Benjamin Lay, which takes the true story of a farmer, sailor, and ...

Marcus Rediker sat just barely above water in a canoe weighed down by three historians and a fisherman. The narrow wooden vessel struggled to stay afloat as it ferried its passengers through the shark ...

Under the banner of King Death - Marcus Rediker Essay on the last years of the golden age of piracy. This was the basis for Rediker's full length Villains of all Nations.

Marcus Rediker, the author or co-author of 10 books, is Distinguished Professor of Atlantic History at the University of Pittsburgh. Overlooked by historians, Benjamin Lay was one of the nation’s ...

Marcus Rediker was born in Owensboro, Kentucky, in 1951, to Buford and Faye Rediker, the first of their two sons. He comes from a working class family, with roots in the mines and factories of ...

Marcus Rediker is the author of, among other books, Freedom Ship: The Uncharted History of Escaping Slavery by Sea. The radical life and work of the historian. May 13, 2025 / Books & the Arts / Peter ...

is Distinguished Professor of Atlantic History at the University of Pittsburgh. He is the author of many “histories from below,” including “Villains of All Nations,” on which this book is based.

On the C-SPAN Networks: Marcus Rediker is a Distinguished Professor for the History Department in the University of Pittsburgh with three videos in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first appearance was a ...