Life Among the Pirates
the romance and the reality
$43.54
- Paperback
368 pages
- Release Date
11 April 2000
Summary
Life Among the Pirates: Unveiling the Truth Behind the Legend
What were pirates really like? How much of the piratical stereotype – the dashing figure with an eye-patch, peg-leg, and parrot – is based on 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 key questions:
- Why did men become pirates?
- Were…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780349113142 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0349113149 |
| Author: | David Cordingly |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Abacus |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 368 |
| Release Date: | 11 April 2000 |
| Weight: | 262g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 133mm x 25mm |
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Critics Review
There is much to entertain and fascinate in all sections of Cordingly’s readable book
‘Readable, wide-ranging and entertaining’ - SUNDAY TELEGRAPH ‘Fascinating’ - GUARDIAN ‘Splendidly illuminates the blurred distinctions between pirates, privateers and those who attacked ships in the name of their sovereigns’ - EVENING STANDARD ‘Excellent’ - TIMES EDUCATIONAL SUPPLEMENT ‘A comprehensive and colourful account of seafaring life.’ MANCHESTER EVENING NEWS
About The Author
David Cordingly
David Cordingly was Head of Exhibitions of the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich. He has advised Hollywood on the depiction of pirates in movies.
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