| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
ix, 86 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 26 cm |
| Summary |
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. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page 82) and index. |
| Contents |
A plague of pirates -- The greatest haul -- Homer's pirate: Odysseus -- A thousand ships -- A fleet of ruthless pagans -- Privateers--or pirates? -- Drake: official pirate -- A cozy connection -- Blackbeard -- Speed, surprise, terror -- Who pirates were -- Life aboard ship -- A democracy of thieves -- A code of conduct -- Tactic of terror -- Marooning -- The honorable Sir Henry Morgan -- Captain Subatol Deul -- A private republic -- Pirate queen -- They dressed like men -- On the Barbary Coast -- People: the richest prize -- In the world today -- Buried treasure -- Figures of romance |
| Study Program |
Accelerated Reader AR MG 8.2 4.0 54171. |
| Subject |
Pirates -- Juvenile literature.
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Hijacking of ships -- Juvenile literature.
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Pillage -- Juvenile literature.
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Pirates.
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| Added Author |
Waldman, Bruce, illustrator.
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| Added Title |
Piracy and plunder |
| ISBN |
0525458573 |
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9780525458579 |
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