The Pirate Wars
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Published: June 27, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 320
ISBN-13: 9780312335809
Subjects: Maritime History; Military - Naval; History / Military / Naval; History; History - General History; 19th century; Great Britain; History, Naval; Pirates; United States; Military
First sentence: 'All that is told of the sea has a fabulous sound to an inhabitant of the land and all its products have a certain fabulous quality, as if they belonged to another planet.'