Pirate's Handbook: A Rogue's Guide to Pillage, Plunder, Chaos & Conquest - Hardcover

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Hardcover

ISBN 10: 081187852X ISBN 13: 9780811878524

Publisher: Chronicle Books, 2011

Synopsis

Think "Dangerous Book for Boys" meets "Blackbeard the Pirate". This is a handbook for all aspiring swashbucklers. Learn how to make a sea-worthy raft, Pirate Bone Soup, navigate by the stars, and, of course, bury treasure. Full of facts and stories about the real life pirates of the Golden Age of Piracy (1680 - 1730) this book will combine lore with history, and tricks of the pirate trade in an entertaining and expert handbook.

About this title

Product Description:

Light bump to top corner only, reflected in price. Do you know how to throw a dagger, fire a canon, or capture a ship? Learn these and many more tricks of the pirating trade, and the all-but-lost secrets of the pirate life. Welcome aboard. (chi)

About the Author:

The author has simply been obsessed with pirates since he was a kid! He owns and runs the Pirate and Treasure Museum, a pirate museum in St. Augustine, Florida. Right now he gets about 60,000 visitors a year. He expects to grow that to over 100,000 in the next few years

About this edition

• Publisher: Chronicle Books
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 081187852X
• ISBN 13: 9780811878524
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 176