Piracy has existed since men first took to the seas to trade. Yet pirates' careers were rarely the swashbuckling epics seen in the movies. A breathtaking history of piracy in all its forms, and examines in detail the exciting lives of its more notorious characters. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 240 pages; 24571 View More...
Old pirate song: "Drain, Drain the bowl, each fearless soul, let the world wag as it will...etc." ; Book originally published in 1837 under the title "The Pirates Own Book". Previous owner's cataloging label neatly scotch taped to bottom of spine. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 291 pages; 24344 View More...
Superbly written account examining Lafitte's fascinating career and freeing the truth of the pirate's life from the web of fantastic myths which grew up around him. Fade spot on heel of spine, otherwise like new. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 306 pages; 20111 View More...
True accounts of the lives, exploits, and executions of the world's most infamous buccaneers. ; B&W Photographs; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 192 pages; 24345 View More...
