This highly illustrated swashbuckling title is a visual treat and a book for the whole family to treasure. In it, readers can discover who were the real pirates of the Caribbean (and elsewhere). In Pirates - True Stories of Seafaring Rogues, we explore pirates throughout history and across the globe. We come face to face with some of the most villainous and scurrilous rogues ever to sail the seven seas. Included are the notorious Blackbeard, who terrorized the Caribbean and the Atlantic seaboard of America until he met his end in a dramatic shoot-out; and Captain Kidd, who might be the unluckiest pirate of all time, and whose legendary treasure is still sought after. These in-depth pirate profiles are interspersed with highly visual maps and curiosities exploring all the incredible details of life as a pirate on the high seas.
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We explore pirates throughout history and across the globe.
Introduction * Pirates of Ancient Greece and Rome * MAP: The Mediterranean in ancient times * Viking pirates * MAP: Vikings and their reach around the world * Profile: Henry Avery * Ships and flags * Life on board * Profile: William Kidd * The Barbary pirates * MAP: The Barbary pirates and the North African coast * Pirate haunts * Profile: Charlotte de Berry * MAP: Terror in the Caribbean * Pirate lore and the pirate code * Profile: Thomas Tew * MAP: Madagascar and the East African coast * Pirate attack! * Profile: Sam Bellamy * MAP: New England and pirates in America * The captain's cabin * Tales of treasure * Profile: Blackbeard * Capture and trial * Punishment * Profile: Black Bart * Pirates of the China Seas * MAP: the South China Sea * Glossary * Index.
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This highly illustrated swashbuckling title is a visual treat and a book for the whole family to treasure. In it, readers can discover who were the real pirates of the Caribbean (and elsewhere)!

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781783124435
Publisert
2019-02-07
Utgiver
Vendor
Welbeck Publishing Group
Høyde
278 mm
Bredde
230 mm
Aldersnivå
02, J
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
64

Forfatter
Illustratør

Biographical note

Anne Rooney writes non-fiction for children and adults, and fiction for children. She has written more than 100 non-fiction books, many of them on science and technology topics. She has also taught at the Universities of Cambridge and York, and has been a Royal Literary Fund Fellow and Lector.