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Under the Black Flag

The Romance and the Reality of Life among the Pirates

Under the Black Flag( )
Author: Cordingly, David
Series title:Harvest Book Ser.
ISBN:978-0-15-600549-4
Publication Date:Sep 1997
Publisher:Harcourt Trade Publishers
Imprint:Harvest Books
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:AUD $38.00
Book Description:

"This is the most authoritative and highly literate account of these pernicious people that I have ever read." -- Patrick O'Brian Pirates are so much a part of legend that it is easy to forget they actually existed. UNDER THE BLACK FLAG tells their story in a rollicking account of the golden age of piracy that is packed with history, anecdote, and above all adventure. Here are the true stories of such bloodthirsty legends as Blackbeard and Captain Kidd, Anne Bonny, and the...
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Book Details
Pages:296
Detailed Subjects: History / Maritime History & Piracy
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):15.24 x 22.86 x 1.905 cm
Book Weight:0.49 Kilograms
Author Biography
Cordingly, David (Author)
David Cordingly was for twelve years on the staff of the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich, England, where he was curator of paintings and then head of exhibitions. He is a graduate of Oxford. He lives with his wife and family in Sussex, England.




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