Pirate!
Subtitle: from navigation to amputation
By: by Anna Claybourne
Series: Extreme!; Collection "Extrême."; Extreme! (Adam and Charles Black (Firm)); Extreme! (London, England)
Publisher: A. & C. Black
Published: 2010
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781408119891; 9781408114735
Subjects: Juvenile literature; Seafaring life; Pirates; History
Description: Pirate! is packed full of incredible information about the terrors of the sea - from capturing ships full of treasure to escaping from sharks, wearing wooden legs and sleeping with rats and fleas. Find out what pirates ate, and how they smelt, too.
Notes: Originally published: 2009.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Pirates ahoy!; title: Sailing the seas; title: Which way, Cap'n?; title: Tools and technology; title: Cutlasses and cannons; title: Pieces of eight!; title: Grub and grog; title: Diseases and medicine; title: Losing a limb; title: Pesky parasites; title: What's that smell?; title: Sharks and sea monsters; title: Davy Jones' locker.