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English
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For this rousing, revisionist history, the former head of exhibitions at England's National Maritime Museum has combed original documents and records to produce a most authoritative and definitive account of piracy's "Golden Age." As he explodes many accepted myths (i.e. "walking the plank" is pure fiction), Cordingly replaces them with a truth that is more complex and often bloodier.
3) Pirates
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Publisher
Rourke Educational Media
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
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"Much of what we think about pirates comes from ways they are portrayed in books and movies. Learn the weird truth about the Golden Age of Piracy and how it spawned popular pirate stereotypes. This title supports Common Core ELA standards."--Provided by publisher.
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New York Review Books
Language
English
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First published in 1929, ''A High Wind in Jamaica'' by Richard Hughes is "A masterpiece of 20th-century literature." - Graham Greene
Set against the lush, untamed beauty of 19th-century Jamaica, ''A High Wind in Jamaica'' is a chillingly unforgettable exploration of innocence, morality, and human nature. The tranquil lives of the Bas-Thornton children are shattered when a hurricane devastates their family estate. Sent back to England for safety,...
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Secret projects volume 1
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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The only life Tress has known on her island home in an emerald-green ocean has been a simple one, with the simple pleasures of collecting cups brought by sailors from faraway lands and listening to stories told by her friend Charlie. But when his father takes him on a voyage to find a bride and disaster strikes, Tress must stow away on a ship and seek the Sorceress of the deadly Midnight Sea. Amid the spore oceans where pirates abound, can Tress leave...
12) Pirates
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Publisher
Pocket Books
Language
English
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While holidaying in the Caribbean, researcher Phoebe Turlow is transported back to the 18th Century and meets Duncan Rourke, a pirate smuggling arms for the American revolutionaries. Together they live many adventures, following which both are transported to the present.
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Publisher
Twenty-First Century Books
Pub. Date
c2016
Language
English
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"You might be a fan of Jack Sparrow in the Pirates of the Caribbean movies. But did you know that real-life pirates were even more daring and charismatic? For example, Edward Teach, better known as Blackbeard, reportedly kept a lit fuse under his hat, creating a frightening haze of smoke around his head. William Fly, convicted of piracy in 1726, had to show his executioner how to tie the noose that went around his neck at the gallows. Pirates are...
17) A man among ye
Series
Man among ye volume 2
Publisher
Top Cow Productions
Pub. Date
[2021]-
Language
English
Description
High adventure on the high seas in the waning days of piracy, when men were men, and the best pirates were ... women? Writer STEPHANIE PHILLIPS (Butcher of Paris, Descendent) and artist CRAIG CERMAK (Red Team, Voltron) bring to life the tale of Anne Bonny and Mary Read as they hoist the skull and crossbones, draw cutlasses, and seek a treasure that will make them legends. In an era where sailing with women was thought to be bad luck, Anne and Mary...
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Skyhorse Pub
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Description
Over the years, thousands of tales, both true and fantastic, have been told about the dastardly thievery of pirates, and their rum-drunk exploits and high-seas violence never fail to delight. Compiled here are more than 100 of the very best pirate yarns ever created on history's most debaucherous scalawags. The stories, songs, and verses include writing by Daniel Defoe, Mark Twain, Joseph Conrad, James Fenimore Cooper, Robert Louis Stevenson, and...
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