Bibliograph

The pirate world, a history of the most notorious sea robbers, Angus Konstam ; illustrated by Nick Buxey

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The pirate world, a history of the most notorious sea robbers, Angus Konstam ; illustrated by Nick Buxey

Language

eng

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no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The pirate world

Responsibility statement

Angus Konstam ; illustrated by Nick Buxey

Sub title

a history of the most notorious sea robbers

Summary

This is a unique exploration of the pirate world.Often romanticised in print and on the silver screen, real-life pirates were a brutal menace that plagued the high seas. In this book, Angus Konstam separates myth from reality, tracing the history of piracy through the centuries, from the pirates who plagued the Ancient Egyptians to the Viking raids and on to the era of privateers. He discusses the so-called 'Golden Age of Piracy' and colourful characters such as Blackbeard and Captain Kidd, before examining the West's initial encounters with Eastern pirates off the Chinese coast and the phenomenon of the modern pirate

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