Pirates
Subtitle: a swashbuckling journey across the seven seas
By: Marco Carini, Flora Macallan
Contributors: Macallan, Flora
Publisher: Parragon
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Bath; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 255
ISBN-13: 9781407525310
Subjects: Pirates
Description: In Pirates, you are invited to step into a different world, steeped in legend. This is a journey through time, spanning more than 5,000 years and all seven of the world's oceans, during which you will encounter coastal pirates, privateers, corsairs, buccaneers, freebooters, and filibusters. With more than 500 historical illustrations, photos, and maps, the book recounts the rise and fall of notorious pirates, describes their ships and weapons, and gives an account of their lives on board ship and on land. The compelling text, backed by solid facts and information, provides a unique insight into the history of piracy. --
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 246-247) and index.
Table of contents: title: Pirates; title: The origins of piracy; title: The Middle Ages; title: Modern times; title: The New World; title: Buccaneers and filibusters; title: The golden age of piracy; title: Everyday life for pirates; title: The age of the pirate round; title: China and Southeast Asia in the nineteenth century; title: French and American privateers; title: Modern piracy; title: Pirates in art and commerce; title: In the footsteps of the pirates.