Pirate
By: written by Richard Platt ; photographed by Tina Chambers
Contributors: Chambers, Tina
Series: Eyewitness guides
Publisher: Dorling Kindersley; Dorling Kindersley Child's P/B
Published: 2002
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 72
ISBN-13: 9780751347494
Subjects: Juvenile literature; Pirates
Description: Surveys the world of pirates, with copious illustrations and explanatory text.

Be an eyewitness to pirates and their world from their skillful navigation techniques to their bloodthirsty battles.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Robbers of the seas; title: Pirates of ancient Greece; title: Pirates of the Roman world; title: Raiders of the North; title: The Barbary Coast; title: The corsairs of Malta; title: The privateers; title: The Spanish Main; title: New World privateers; title: Navigation and maps; title: The buccaneers; title: Weapons; title: Pirates of the Caribbean; title: Women pirates; title: The Jolly Roger; title: Pirate treasure; title: Piracy and slavery; title: Life at sea; title: Food on board; title: Life on land; title: Pirates of the Indian Ocean; title: Desert islands; title: The French corsairs; title: American privateers; title: Pirates of the China Seas; title: Punishment; title: Pirates defeated; title: Pirates in literature; title: Pirates in film and theatre; title: Who's who.