| Descript |
142 p. : ill., maps ; 20 cm. |
| Note |
Originally published : London : Usborne, 2004. |
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"Usborne paperbacks." |
| Summary |
A collection of stories about pirates, their hardships and brutality, including pirate captains and those determined to capture them. |
| Contents |
The golden age of piracy -- The capture of the Bird Galley -- Long Ben, the Arch-Pirate -- The count of Ericeira's Diamonds -- Into the pirates' lair -- The pirate who drank tea -- Captain Kidd: the reluctant pirate -- Two hell-cats -- Marooned -- A novelist escapes the Corsairs -- The conquest of the Quakers -- The saint who survived slavery -- Mrs. Ching, the terror of the South China Seas -- The Black Joke -- Sir Henry Morgan, the King's pirate. |
| Subject |
Pirates -- Juvenile literature.
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Pirates -- History -- Juvenile literature.
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Pirates.
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Pirates -- History.
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| Alt Title |
Pirates |
| ISBN |
0794508758 (pbk.) |
| Stndrd # |
9780794508753 (pbk.) |
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