Here are fifteen thrilling stories that have long been unabatedly
popular with readers of all ages. Stories that are, in turn, dramatic,
exciting, and eminently readable. These are stories that will
transport readers to a long-forgotten world inhabited by some of
history’s most notorious pirates—both fictional and real-life.
These are tales of hidden treasures, kidnapping, murder, intrigue and
betrayal—and above all else, adventure. Blackbeard, Long John
Silver, buccaneers, and Captain Blood—long forgotten tales from such
authors as Robert Louis Stevenson, Arthur Conan Dolye, and James
Fenimore Cooper—the gritty adventure and skullduggery of pirates
that has been a staple of adventure tales for hundreds years. Pirates!
continues the tradition. Readers will learn the pirate’s code from
an actual 1700s document, that states, “If any man shall lose a
Joint in times of an engagement, shall have 400 Pieces of Eight; if a
limb, 800.” And “that Man that shall strike another whilst these
Articles are in force, shall receive Mose’s Law [that is 40 stripes
lacking one] on the Bare back.” Readers have long turned to the sea
as a backdrop for escape. Who doesn’t love a tale of pirates, and
duplicity, and hidden treasures? All of these stories have endured the
test of time and await a new generation of readers.
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ISBN
9781493010899
Publisert
2015
Utgiver
Vendor
Lyons Press
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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