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Title: LIFE AMONG THE PIRATES
THE ROMANCE AND THE REALITY
By: David Cordingly
Format: Paperback

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ISBN 10: 0349113149
ISBN 13: 9780349113142
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Publisher: LITTLE, BROWN BOOK GROUP
Pub. date: 16 May, 1996
Pages: 368
Description: * Entertaining, popular but also serious account of pirates and pirate life by the acknowledged expert on the subject.
Synopsis: What were pirates really like? How much, if any, of the piratical stereotype - of a dashingly handsome man with an eye-patch, peg-leg and a parrot on his shoulder - is based on the documented fact. In this revealing and highly original study David Cordingly sets out to discover the truth behind the piracy myth, exploring its enduring and extraordinary appeal, and answering such questions as: why did men become pirates? Were there any women pirates? How much money did they make from plundering and looting? And were pirates really dashing highwaymen of the Seven Seas or just vicious cut-throats and robbers? From Long John Silver to Henry Morgan, Robert Louis Stevenson to J.M. Barrie, LIFE AMONG THE PIRATES examines all the heavyweights of history and literature and presents the essential survey of this fascinating phenomenon.
Illustrations: Section: 16, B&W
Publication: UK
Imprint: Abacus
Returns: Returnable
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