Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #7774218 in Books
• Published on: 1983
• Binding: Unknown Binding
• 71 pages

Customer Reviews

Learn About Pirates In This First Class Book!!!
I bought this book for my mom who likes to read about pirates, particularly Blackbeard, and I read it myself, since I too, love to read about them. This is NOT a very thick book,Only 72 pages, but it is packed with loads of information on the top pirates of the day, along with short bios on some of the not so famous ones. In the back of the book, it lists the fates of some of more famous ones along with what happened to a few of their crewmen. In short it is a "Who's Who" of piracy. It's ghastly to think that most pirates met their end at the end of a rope, but according to this publication, that is just what happened. This book contains the more popular illustrations of pirates, in other words, they are drawings by artists of what the pirates actually looked like. You know, like when artists make drawings at trials... that sort of art. A few of the "gentlemen" included in this publication are Stede Bonnet, and Edward Thatch (Blackbeard), plus "ladies" like Anne Bonny, Mary Read, plus other swashbucklers. What I really like about it is that it goes into detail about their lives, and as to why some of them turned to piracy for a "career", plus there is an interesting page on How To Know A Pirate Ship.The writer used some reliable resources, among them The NC Dept of Cultural Resources, and the Dept of Archives & History. A Superb book for people of all ages, Great for anyone researching piracy.