num_pages: 317
description: 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. 16 pp. of photos. Maps.
language: English
title: Under the Black Flag: The Romance and the Reality of Life Among the Pirates
titlecomplete: Under the Black Flag: The Romance and the Reality of Life Among the Pirates
characters: Henry Morgan, Mary Read, William Kidd, Anne Bonny, Blackbeard, Henry Avery, John Rackham
genres: Historical, Adventure, Crime, Nonfiction, World History, Pirates, American History, Research, Maritime, History
ratings_count: 9139
places: Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, Caribbean Sea
publisher: Random House