Includes bibliographical references (page 47) and index.
Contents
Unknown beginnings -- In the Caribbean -- Focus : pirates and privateers -- Becoming Blackbeard -- A captured ship -- Focus : pirate ships -- Terror on the seas -- Blockade of Charleston -- Run aground! -- Blackbeard's base -- A popular spot -- Focus : pirate life -- The governor's decision -- Focus : pirates and the law -- Maynard's mission -- Last battle -- Death of Blackbeard -- Focus : Blackbeard's legacy -- Rogues' gallery -- Glossary.