num_pages: 72
description: Take a close-up look at the colorful--and cruel--robbers of the sea. Learn who devised the terrifying Jolly Roger, how a surprisingly disciplined life was maintained aboard pirate ships, and what cunning ruses pirates used to lure merchants to their doom.  
language: English
title: Pirate
titlecomplete: Pirate (DK Eyewitness Books)
genres: Historical, Reference, Adventure, Nonfiction, Pirates, Childrens, Research, History
ratings_count: 223
series: DK Eyewitness Books
publisher: DK Children