Meet the rogues who gave pirates their bad name. William Fly took a promotion from lowly boatswain to captain when he promised the crew untold wealth if they "turned pirate." They threw the captain of the "Elizabeth "overboard in the middle of the Atlantic and proceeded to pillage and plunder. Depicted in all his underhanded and dangerous glory is Captain Crabbe who ended up shipwrecked on a Caribbean island, his treasure--and his glass eye--sunk to the bottom of the ocean.
From the exploits of sixteenth-century pirates in the Caribbean to the nefarious deeds of the Corsairs in the Mediterranean, Clare Hibbert and John James have created an illustrated collection of gripping and dastardly tales from around the globe. This book tells the true tales of who the pirates were and explores along the way all the tools, ships and talents they needed for their now classic skullduggery.
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Clare Hibbert is a freelance author and editor living in London. She has written more than 50 non-fiction books for children. Pirates and their adventures are a particular interest of hers. John James studied figurative illustration and specialized in historical reconstructions and architectural drawings for many years. He has worked on a number of non-ficti
More about Claire HibbertChristopher Gravett has worked as a curator both at the British Museum and at the Royal Armories at the Tower of London. Currently he is curator at Woburn Abbey, Bedfordshire. He has written many books on medieval military history, arms, armor and castles. John James studied figurative illustration and specialized in historical reconstructions and architectu
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