num_pages: 192
description: Reading through these words and phrases is an abbreviated trip through history, with lists of major naval mutinies, a summary of the slave trade, and even jokes. This dictionary is written to be entertaining as well as informative, to give a flavor of the interesting times from the fifteenth to the eighteenth centuries when pirates controlled many sea lanes. It also contains a treasure trove of factual information about life aboard the ship, important pirate haunts, and technical terms.
language: English
title: The Pirate Dictionary
titlecomplete: The Pirate Dictionary
genres: History, Nonfiction, Pirates, Reference
ratings_count: 57
publisher: Pelican Publishing