The Top 10 Most Notorious Pirates: Blackbeard, Captain Kidd, Captain Morgan, Gra

Description: The Top 10 Most Notorious Pirates by Charles River *Examines the lives, legends and legacies of 10 of historys most famous pirates. *Explains how the myths and legends of pirates like Blackbeard created the instantly recognizable pirate stereotypes today. *Includes pictures depicting the pirates and important people, places, and events in their lives. *Includes contemporary accounts of the pirates written by Captain Charles Johnson *Includes Bibliographies The people who have lived outside the boundaries of normal societies and refused to play by the rules have long fascinated the world, and nowhere is this more evident than the continuing interest in the pirates of centuries past. As the subjects of books, movies, and even theme park rides, people continue to let their imaginations go when it comes to pirates, with buried treasure, parrots, and walking the plank all ingrained in pop cultures perception of them. While there is no question that the myths and legends surrounding historys most famous pirates are colorful, in some instances their actual lives made for even better stories. Before the Golden Age of Piracy, men and women like Sir Francis Drake and Grace OMalley straddled the line between pirate and privateer, with Drake being knighted for fighting the Spanish and OMalley representing many things to the Irish, including queen, legend, pirate, and folk hero. While Captain Morgans ruthless piracy has actually been forgotten due to his association with the spiced rum company using his name, Captain William Kidd insisted he wasnt a pirate at all, and his entire reputation is based on the most notorious trial in the history of piracy. The Golden Age of Piracy generally refers to the era when historys most famous pirates roamed the seas of the West Indies from 1670-1720, and it is no coincidence that the beginning of it was marked by the rise of Henry Every. In his day Every was the "King of Pirates", and in addition to popularizing the famous skull and crossbones logo that would become the most famous pirate flag, Every conducted what is considered the most profitable pirate raid in history, leading to what is considered the first worldwide manhunt in history when the English put a large bounty on his head. It would be an understatement to say that pop cultures perception of piracy and pirates has been primarily influenced by Captain Edward Teach, known to the world as Blackbeard. Blackbeard is remembered today based more on myths than reality. People continue to let their imaginations go when it comes to Blackbeard, picturing a pirate who captured more booty than any other pirate, hid buried treasure, and lit his hair on fire before battle. People have long claimed that his ghost still haunts the Atlantic Ocean, and his contemporaries were so scared of him that they claimed to have seen his headless body swim around his pirate boat three times. Fittingly, some of historys most famous pirates sailed together. Black Bart Roberts is considered the most successful pirate in history, managing to capture about 500 ships before meeting his fate, but he learned the tricks of the trade from Howell Davis, whose cunning and courage led to some of the most spectacular acts of piracy in history. Then there are historys two most famous female pirates, Anne Bonny and Mary Read, who actually sailed together on Calico Jacks pirate ship. Together the three became historys most famous pirate crew and had one of the most colorful years of the Golden Age of Piracy before being captured. This book looks at all of these notorious pirates, examining their careers and analyzing their legacies. Along with pictures, contemporary accounts, bibliographies, and a Table of Contents, you will learn about historys most famous pirates like never before. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Details ISBN1492336955 Short Title The Top 10 Most Notorious Pirates Pages 308 Language English Year 2013 ISBN-10 1492336955 ISBN-13 9781492336952 Format Paperback Publication Date 2013-09-05 Publisher Createspace Independent Publishing Platform Imprint Createspace Independent Publishing Platform Author Charles River Subtitle Blackbeard, Captain Kidd, Captain Morgan, Grace OMalley, Black Bart, Calico Jack, Anne Bonny, Mary Read, Henry Every and Howell Davis Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:128268925;

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