Marcus Buford Rediker (born October 14, 1951) is an American historian, writer, professor, and social activist. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from Virginia Commonwealth University in 1976 and attended the University of Pennsylvania for graduate study, earning a Master of Arts and Ph.D. in history. He taught at Georgetown University from 1982 to 1994 and is currently a Distinguished Professor of Atlantic History of the Department of History at the University of Pittsburgh.
Books in order of publication:
Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea: Merchant Seamen, Pirates, and the Anglo-American Maritime World, 1700–1750 – 1987
Who Built America? Working People and the Nation’s Economy, Politics, Culture, and Society, Volume 1 – 1989
The Many-Headed Hydra: Sailors, Slaves, Commoners, and the Hidden History of the Revolutionary Atlantic – 2000
Villains of All Nations: Atlantic Pirates in the Golden Age – 2004
Many Middle Passages: Forced Migration and the Making of the Modern World – 2007
Mutiny and Maritime Radicalism in the Age of Revolution: A Global Survey – 2007
The Slave Ship: A Human History – 2007
The Amistad Rebellion: An Atlantic Odyssey of Slavery and Freedom – 2012
Outlaws of the Atlantic: Sailors, Pirates, and Motley Crews in the Age of Sail – 2014
The Fearless Benjamin Lay: The Quaker Dwarf Who Became the First Revolutionary Abolitionist – 2017
A Global History of Runaways: Workers, Mobility, and Capitalism: 1600-1850 – 2019
Prophet Against Slavery – 2021
Under the Banner of King Death: Pirates of the Atlantic – 2023
Freedom Ship: The Uncharted History of Escaping Slavery by Sea – 2025
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