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| Material Type: | Juvenile audience |
|---|---|
| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Richard Platt; Tina Chambers |
| ISBN: | 0679872558 9780679872559 0679972552 9780679972556 075136035X 9780751360356 |
| OCLC Number: | 31331626 |
| Notes: | "A Dorling Kindersley book"--T.p. verso. Includes index. |
| Description: | 63 p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps ; 29 cm. |
| Contents: | Robbers of the seas -- Pirates of ancient Greece -- Pirates of the Roman world -- Raiders of the north -- The Barbary Coast -- The corsairs of Malta -- The privateers -- The Spanish Main -- New World privateers -- Navigation and maps -- The buccaneers -- Weapons -- Pirates of the Caribbean -- Women pirates -- The Jolly Roger -- Pirate treasure -- Piracy and slavery -- Life at sea -- Food on board -- Life on land -- Pirates of the Indian Ocean -- Desert islands -- The French corsairs -- American privateers -- Pirates of the China Sea -- Punishment -- The pirates defeated -- Pirates in literature -- Pirates in film and theater. |
| Series Title: | Eyewitness books |
| Responsibility: | written by Richard Platt ; photographed by Tina Chambers. |
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Abstract:
Here is a spectacular and informative guide to the dangerous and adventurous life of piracy, privateering, and buccaneering. Superb, full-color photographs of weapons, ships, flags, maps, and treasure offer a unique and revealing view of pirate life on the high seas from the Viking raiders to the buccaneers of the Spanish Main.
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