Under the black flag : the romance and the reality of life among the pirates / David Cordingly.
Examines the popular image of pirates in modern times, to discover where the image came from, and compares it with the real world of pirates, who were more often murderers and thieves than romantic heros.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780679425601
- ISBN: 0679425608
- ISBN: 9780812977226
- ISBN: 081297722X
- ISBN: 9780156005494
- ISBN: 0156005492
- Physical Description: xxi, 296 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Edition: 1st edition.
- Publisher: New York : Random House, [1996]
- Copyright: ©1996
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- Publisher, dates and pagination may vary.
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Wooden legs and parrots -- Plundering the treasure ports -- Sir Henry Morgan -- Women pirates and pirates' women -- Storms, shipwrecks, and life at sea -- Into action under the pirate flag -- Torture, violence, and marooning -- Pirate islands and other haunts -- Sloops, schooners, and pirate films -- Captain Kidd and buried treasure -- Hunting down the pirates -- Trials, executions, and hanging in chains.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Spindale Public Library | 910.4 Cor (Text) | 30134100046011 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
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Examines the popular image of pirates in modern times, to discover where the image came from, and compares it with the real world of pirates, who were more often murderers and thieves than romantic heros.
