Pirate Ships Through the Ages

Author: Miller Pope
Publisher: Islnd Press
ISBN: 9781615843473
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 52

Book Description
Follow the fascinating story of pirate ships from ancient Egypt, Greece, and Rome, through the Middle Ages, and through piracy's golden age right up to the modern age. All the ships including ships of famous pirates, Oriental pirates, and Corsairs are illustrated in full color by the author.

Sails and Swords: A Comprehensive History of Pirate Ships

Author: Kevin Hunt
Publisher: Kevin Hunt
ISBN:
Category : Young Adult Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36

Book Description
Pirate Ship Legends: Unfurl the Sails! A Comprehensive History of Pirate Ships sets sail on a riveting voyage through the annals of piracy—the age when black flags fluttered, cutlasses clashed, and the open sea was a canvas for daring exploits. From the sun-drenched Caribbean to treacherous waters of Madagascar, these vessels carried more than just marauders—they carried legends. Sails and Swords invites you to chart a course through history’s most notorious pirate ships. Meet the enigmatic captains— Blackbeard, Captain Kidd, and Bartholomew Roberts —whose names echo across time. Discover the thrill of the chase, the camaraderie of rogues, and the legacy of those who dared to defy empires. Embark on a swashbuckling, pillaging odyssey. The Seven Seas await, and their waves of freedom beckon. Are you ready to raise the anchor?

Villains of All Nations

Author: Marcus Rediker
Publisher: Verso Books
ISBN: 1789601967
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 275

Book Description
Pirates have long been stock figures in popular culture, from Treasure Island to the more recent antics of Jack Sparrow. Villains of all Nations unearths the thrilling historical truth behind such fictional characters and rediscovers their radical democratic challenge to the established powers of the day.

The Golden Age of Pirates

Author: Bob Temple
Publisher: Capstone
ISBN: 1515743195
Category : Pirates
Languages : en
Pages : 104

Book Description
YOU are making your living at sea at a time when pirates ruled the oceans. Will you stick to an honest life or risk everything for the riches and adventure of piracy?

The Pirate Ship 1660–1730

Author: Angus Konstam
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1472852400
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 112

Book Description
The deeds and personalities of famous pirates have received significant attention in recent years: however, no detailed depiction of their vessels has ever been produced. This title redresses the imbalance, conducting a detailed exploration of the wide variety of pirate vessels that sailed the high seas during the 'golden age' of piracy (1690–1730), from gun-bristling warships to smaller craft such as sloops, brigantines and early schooners. It incorporates the latest archaeological evidence to produce a fascinating account of these vessels, detailing their origins, development and tactical engagement. Packed with contemporary illustrations and superbly detailed colour artwork, the ships of the 'golden age' are brought vividly to life.

See Inside Pirate Ships

Author: Rob Lloyd Jones
Publisher: Usborne Books
ISBN: 9780746070048
Category : Board books
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Lift the flaps in this exciting book to discover what happens aboard a lively pirate ship.

A Year on a Pirate Ship

Author: Elizabeth Havercroft
Publisher: First Avenue Editions
ISBN: 1580137997
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 28

Book Description
Describes a year living on a pirate ship, where the pirates set sail, attack a merchant ship, and become shipwrecked in a huge storm.

Pirate Ship

Author: Claire Phillip
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781782092032
Category : Board books
Languages : en
Pages : 14

Book Description
This convertible pirate ship is the ideal storybook, playmat and sit-in toy for toddlers. Once unfolded, parent and child can read the simple story. Laid on the ground, it can be used as a playmat upon which children can use their own toys, or they can simply follow the illustrated route as they read.

Pirate

Author: Angus Konstam
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1849089418
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 128

Book Description
This book describes the life of a pirate in the early 18th century, the 'Golden Age of Piracy'. It charts the way these men (and a few women) were recruited, how they operated, what they looked like and what prospects their lives held. In the process the book strips away many of the myths associated with piracy to reveal the harsh realities of those who lived beyond the normal bounds of society. Written by pirate expert Angus Konstam, the book draws on decades of research into the subject, and pulls together information from a myriad of sources including official reports, contemporary newspaper reports, trial proceedings and court testimony last words on the scaffold, letters and diaries as well as archaeological evidence and relevant objects and artefacts from museum collections on both sides of the Atlantic. A must have for fans of the classic pirate stories or warfare in the early 18th century.

Pirates

Author: Angus Konstam
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 0762768355
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 337

Book Description
Angus Konstam setssail through the brutal history of piracy, separating myth from legend and fact from fiction. Pirates takes us into the depths of the pirate’s dark world, examining the many colorful characters from Cretans and Vikings to French corsairs and the British rogues of the golden age of piracy, such as Blackbeard and Captain Kidd and even two women pirates, Mary Read and Ann Bonny, who became pregnant to avoid execution. A blood-soaked, riveting account, itprovides a complete history of the fearsome threat on the high seas from the marauders in the pages of antiquity to the Somali pirates in the headlines of today.