Pirates spent an inordinate amount of time drinking, and crews likely formed in taverns or brothels on New Providence island because there was little else in commerce in those days.

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Peter Leeson

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that's where you go when you weren't sleeping

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Peter Leeson on Pirates and the Invisible Hook 05/25/2009EconTalk
Created: 6/17/2026, 10:31:31 AM

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