Under the Black Flag: Exploits of the Most Notorious Pirates. This item is unavailable.Under the Black Flag: Exploits of the Most Notorious Pirates

With cannon, cutlass, and pistol, these outlaws pillaged and plundered by both land and sea. Here are the true adventures of such notorious brigands as Captain Kidd and Edward (Blackbeard) Teach, along with those of many lesser-known pirates. Beginning in the late 1600s, this chronicle traces the careers of buccaneers of many nationalities across two centuries and around the globe from the West Indies to the Indian Ocean and the South Seas. Many of these pirates acquired a lingering taste for privateering during wartime; their stories unfold in the exotic climes of Jamaica, Mauritius, Madagascar, and other sunny isles but often conclude in grimly familiar neighbourhoods, such as London's Execution Dock. Vivid and dramatic, these stories will be treasured by historians, maritime enthusiasts, and all lovers of swashbuckling romance.