The Pirates Own Book: Authentic Narratives of the Most Celebrated Sea Robbers
by Marine Research Society
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Tired of books on pirate lore that rehash the same old stories and legends? This compendium of true tales was the result of a years-long research process spent culling mostly primary documents -- and the author's hard work is evidenced by the truly staggering variety of tales, anecdotes, and sketches collected in this book. It's a rollicking read for those craving stories about high-seas adventures.Tags
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Two centuries old this book breathlessly tells the tales of contemporary and then recent pirates from New England to the Far East. Information is culled from newspapers, first hand accounts, legends and military reports. A wonderful read, it could be much improved by some modern layout techniques, such as whitespace and a little font variation.
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Common Knowledge
- Original publication date
- 1837
- People/Characters
- Blackbeard / Edward Teach / Edward Thatch; Anne Bonny; William Kidd (Captain); Jean Lafitte; Edward Low; Mary Read (show all 7); Thomas White
- Important places
- Caribbean Sea
Classifications
- Genres
- Nonfiction, History, General Nonfiction, Travel
- DDC/MDS
- 910.45 — History & geography Geography & travel modified standard subdivisions of Geography and travel Pirates & Shipwrecks Ocean voyages, pirates
- LCC
- G535 .E35 — Geography, Anthropology and Recreation Geography (General) Adventures, shipwrecks, buried treasure, etc.
- BISAC
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- 223
- Popularity
- 145,663
- Reviews
- 1
- Rating
- (3.93)
- Languages
- English
- Media
- Paper, Audiobook, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 14
- UPCs
- 1
- ASINs
- 7
