Under the Black Flag: The Romance and the Reality of Life Among the Pirates (Harvest Book) - Softcover

Cordingly, David

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0156005492 ISBN 13: 9780156005494

Publisher: Mariner Books, 1997

Synopsis

"This is the most authoritative and highly literate account of these pernicious people that I have ever read." -- Patrick O'Brian Pirates are so much a part of legend that it is easy to forget they actually existed. UNDER THE BLACK FLAG tells their story in a rollicking account of the golden age of piracy that is packed with history, anecdote, and above all adventure. Here are the true stories of such bloodthirsty legends as Blackbeard and Captain Kidd, Anne Bonny, and the fearsome Mary Read. And here are rousing descriptions of what ships pirates sailed, what punishments they exacted, what they really wore, and how they flourished--or perished. From the smoky havoc of shipboard battle to the loneliness of a fugitive's life at sea, this spellbinding narrative vividly brings the brutal world of pirates to life.

About this title

About the Author:

David Cordingly was for 12 years on the staff of the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich, England, where he was curator of paintings and then head of exhibitions. He is a graduate of Oxford and the renowned author of the definitive book on pirates, Under the Black Flag, as well as Seafaring Women and Cochrane: The Real Master and Commander. Cordingly lives with his wife by the sea in Sussex, England.

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About this edition

• Publisher: Mariner Books
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0156005492
• ISBN 13: 9780156005494
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 296