This book looks at the reality behind the legends of Blackbeard, Calico Jack Rackham and several other cutthroats who sailed the high seas. It portrays the pirates, their weapons, ships, hideouts...and their victims. View More...
From David Cordingly, one of the world's foremost experts on pirate history, and author of the perennial favorite "Under the Black Flag," comes the thrilling story of the man who fought the real pirates of the Caribbean. Sea captain, privateer, and colonial governor, Woodes Rogers was one of the early eighteenth century's boldest and most colorful characters. "Pirate Hunter of the Caribbean" is the definitive account of his incredible life. At a time when Europe's maritime nations fought over islands and territories, and pirates and other scoundrels were flourishing, Rogers sailed into the cen... View More...
"I HATE pirates " declares Queen Victoria. But that won't stop the Pirate Captain. Determined to win the coveted Pirate of the Year Award, he takes his life in his hands and enters London.
With the help of Darwin, a manpanzee, and a crew of motley misfits, the Pirate Captain struggles to seize booty and restore his pirate honor.
Having written the script for the film, Gideon Defoe has brilliantly revisited his story for younger readers. This hilarious book will delight a new generation of fans.
Piracy flourished in the early 18th century, and produced many of the famous - and infamous - characters that have gripped imaginations worldwide for hundreds of years. This work presents a history of piracy on the high seas, from antiquity to 1800's and beyond. View More...
"NEW YORK TIMES" BESTSELLER NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY "CHICAGO TRIBUNE "A thrilling adventure ofdangeranddeep-sea diving, historic mystery and suspense, by the author of "Shadow Divers" Finding and identifying a pirate ship is the hardest thing to do under the sea. But two men John Chatterton and John Mattera are willing to risk everything to find the "Golden Fleece, " the ship of the infamous pirate Joseph Bannister. At large during the Golden Age of Piracy in the seventeenth century, Bannister should have been immortalized in the lore of the sea his exploits more notorious ... View More...
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY CHICAGO TRIBUNE - A thrilling adventure of danger and deep-sea diving, historic mystery and suspense, by the author of Shadow Divers Finding and identifying a pirate ship is the hardest thing to do under the sea. But two men--John Chatterton and John Mattera--are willing to risk everything to find the Golden Fleece, the ship of the infamous pirate Joseph Bannister. At large during the Golden Age of Piracy in the seventeenth century, Bannister should have been immortalized in the lore of the sea--his exploits more notoriou... View More...
100 Things You Should Know series opens up to children the fascinating world of science. Children will gain a valuable appreciation of the basics of science and its impact on their world, as well as seeing science at work firsthand, in simple experiments and activities. Detailed artwork illustrates more complex topics, helping children to absorb information with ease. Exactly 100 numbered facts will challenge children, acting as an incentive as they make their way through each book, while hilarious facts and brilliantly drawn cartoons add an extra element of fun. Add a detailed index, and 100 ... View More...
Debunk the myths that shroud the lives of history's most famous characters with this exciting series that draws the line between fact and fantasy to prove that truth is sometimes stranger than fiction View More...
Pirates. To many, the word conjures up images of swashbucklers in the eighteenth century. The very idea that pirates might still ply the seas today seems preposterous and far-fetched. But pirates most definitely still exist. And as "Terror On the Seas" shows, their violent activities on the other side of the glove can have wide-reaching effects-- whether on our economy or the war on terror. Daniel Sekulich takes readers on an eye-opening voyage into the world of high seas piracy, a multinational, multibillion-dollar enterprise controlled by organized crime syndicates and local warlords. Sekuli... View More...
The ship sails avast I have lost the map, mateys No shaking booty Come sail the seven seas aboard the notorious Black Thunder " Landlubbers have a first-mate seat to the grizzly life of eighteenth-century pirates--as told by the surprisingly poetic if salty One One-Leg Sterling."Shiver me timbers," never before have we poppets been privy to the gritty goings-on of the rum-running, treasure-thieving, marauding masters of the open sea from the inside out. . . until now From trading rum for buxom beauties to fighting those limey British bastards, this book reveals the swaggering derring-do of th... View More...
What a swashbuckling read A dashingly illustrated hardcover packed with facts and trivia, this comprehensive volume explains it all, in thrilling detail: who the pirates of the past really were, their countries of origin, their crews, life on their ships, navigating the high seas, their weapons and methods of attack, and much more. Read about the myths, meet some famous fictional and real-life privateers, trace their routes on maps, shiver at accounts of their fearsome progress through history, and learn about archaeological pirate ship recoveries. View More...
"Powers writes action and adventure that Indiana Jones could only dream of."--Washington Post"Tim Powers is a brilliant writer."--William GibsonThe remarkable Tim Powers--who ingeniously married the John Le Carr spy novel to the otherworldly in his critically acclaimed Declare--brings us pirate adventure with a dazzling difference. On Stranger Tides features Blackbeard, ghosts, voodoo, zombies, the fable Fountain of Youth...and more swashbuckling action than you could shake a cutlass at, as reluctant buccaneer John Shandy braves all manner of peril, natural and supernatural, to rescue his ens... View More...
