Review: Wickedest Wenches of the High Seas
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 12 4, 2012
I have read accounts of female pirates before, but this is the first book I have read that includes two Chinese pirate queens who were a major thorn in the sides of the navies of several major powers. It shows that in those olden days where "men were men" and women were expected to know their place, a few spirited women had enough sheer guts and talent to make the best of their perilous situations and outshine most of the men of their time period for cleverness and ruthlessness. Women Pirates has been a quick and enjoyable read, and has been nicely researched and written. It is well worth buying.