Piracy & plunder
Subtitle: a murderous business
By: Milton Meltzer ; illustrated by Bruce Waldman.
Contributors: Waldman, Bruce, ill.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Dutton Children's Books
Published: 2001
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 86
Subjects: Pirates -- Juvenile literature; Hijacking of ships -- Juvenile literature; Pillage -- Juvenile literature; Pirates
Genres: Juvenile literature.
Other titles: Piracy and plunder
Description: Surveys the history of pirates, why and how they became thieves and killers, the lives they led on sea and on land, the harm they did, and the fates they suffered.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 82) and index.