The Whydah
Subtitle: a pirate ship feared, wrecked, and found
By: Martin W. Sandler
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Published: 2017
Place of publication: Somerville, Massachusetts
Language: eng
Number of pages: 170
ISBN-13: 9780763680336
Subjects: Slave trade; Whidah (Ship); Buccaneers; History; Juvenile literature; Shipwrecks; Pirates
Description: The 1650s to the 1730s marked the golden age of piracy, when fearsome pirates like Blackbeard ruled the waves, seeking not only treasure but also large and fast ships to carry it. The Whydah was just such a ship, built to ply the Triangular Trade route, which it did until one of the greediest pirates of all, Black Sam Bellamy, commandeered it. Filling the ship to capacity with treasure, Bellamy hoped to retire with his bounty   but in 1717 the ship sank in a storm off Cape Cod.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-166) and index.

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