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| Genre/Form: | Juvenile literature |
|---|---|
| Material Type: | Elementary and junior high school |
| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Val Garwood; Richard Berridge |
| ISBN: | 0872262812 9780872262812 |
| OCLC Number: | 37268202 |
| Notes: | Color map of the Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, and Indian Ocean on endpapers. Includes index. |
| Description: | 48 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 32 cm. |
| Contents: | Early sea robbers -- Corsairs -- The Spanish Main -- The Indian Ocean -- Privateers -- Buccaneers -- Ships -- Inside a ship -- Navigation -- Work on board -- Clothes -- Life on board -- Discipline -- Illness and injury -- Treasure -- Weapons -- Attack -- Pirated defeated -- Pirates on trial. |
| Other Titles: | Pirate |
| Responsibility: | Val Garwood ; illustrations by Richard Berridge. |
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Abstract:
Relates the history of sea robbers who plundered ships' cargoes since ancient times, who flourished in the New World, and who remain active today, mainly in the South China Seas.
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