Real Pirates: The Untold Story of the Whydah from Slave Ship to Pirate Ship - Hardcover

Clifford, Barry

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1426302797 ISBN 13: 9781426302794

Publisher: Natl Geographic Soc Childrens books, 2008

Synopsis

Real Pirates "There's mystery in her history; there's gold within her hold..." This vivid picture book takes readers through the swashbuckling tale of the "Whydah." One of the most advanced sailing ships of the early 18th-century when she first set sail from London in late 1716, this vessel brought adventure, wealth, and doom to all who sailed on her. The "Whydah" was christened after the West African trading ... Full description

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About the Author:

Barry Clifford is one of the world's best-known underwater explorers. Born and raised on Cape Cod, he has been involved in underwater surveys and recovery missions for more than half of his life. After locating the wreck of the legendary Whydah in 1984, Clifford and his team successfully located the main body of the shipwreck in 1998. He has preserved the Whydah artifacts as an intact collection, establishing a museum, the Expedition Whydah Sea Lab & Learning Center, in Provincetown, Massachusetts. Clifford is also an accomplished mountaineer and jungle explorer, a member of the Explorers Club, and a Discovery Quest Scholar. He is the author of Expedition Whydah, The Lost Fleet, and Return to Treasure Island.

About this edition

• Publisher: Natl Geographic Soc Childrens books
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1426302797
• ISBN 13: 9781426302794
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 32