Pirates
By: written by Camilla de la Bedoyere ; illustrations by John Graziano
Contributors: Graziano, John (John Anthony), illustrator; Ripley Publishing
Series: Ripley's believe it or not!. Twists; Ripley's believe it or not! (Ripley Entertainment Inc.); Ripley's believe it or not!
Publisher: Ripley Publishing
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Orlando, Florida
Language: eng
Number of pages: 48
ISBN-13: 9781609911393
Subjects: Pirates; Miscellanea; Juvenile literature; Curiosities and wonders
Description: Learn how the adventures of real-life renegades like Captain Kidd and Henry Morgan led to the creation of such fictional pirates as Captain Jack Sparrow and served as the inspiration for modern-day pirates in Somalia.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: The golden age of pirates : a timeline of terror ...; title: Ancient mariners : pirates of the far past; title: Privateers : ... and other scary sea dogs; title: Pirate ships : all aboard and heave-ho!; title: Blackbeard : top pirate of the Caribbean; title: Pirate chronicles : local marauder; title: The pirate code : how to be a pirate, part 1; title: Sailing the high seas : all hands on deck!; title: Pirates of the East : spine-chilling sea thieves; title: Ching Shih : the terror of the South China Sea; title: Flying the Jolly Roger : how to be a pirate, part 2; title: Pirates on parade : chic, not cheap!; title: Cutlass, pistol, and cannon : pirate weaponry; title: Black Bart : wicked, but brave; title: Pillage and plunder : how to be a pirate, part 3; title: Pirate treasure : loot, booty, and swag; title: Pirate hunters : ship ahoy!; title: They got away ... : ... and lived to tell the tale!; title: The black spot : ... and other gruesome ends; title: Pirates in today's world : modern pirates, myths and legends.