Language:Chinese.Paperback. Pub Date: 1996-5-1 Pages: 348 Publisher: Little Brown What were pirates really like How much. if any. of thepiratical stereotype - of a dashingly handsome man with aneye-patch. peg-leg and a parrot on his . shoulder - is based on thedocumented fact In this revealing and highly original study DavidCordingly sets out to discover the truth behind the piracy myth. exploring its enduring and extraordinary appeal. and answering suchquestions as: why did men become pirates Were there any womenpirates How much money did they make from plundering and lootingAnd were pirates really dashing highwaymen of the Seven Seas orjust vicious cut-throats and robbers From Long John Silver toHenry Morgan. Robert Louis Stevenson to JM Barrie. LIFE AMONG THEPIRATES examines all the heavyweights of history and literature andpresents the essential survey of this fascinatin...
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