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Riveting account traces careers of buccaneers of many nationalities across two centuries and around the globe--from the West Indies to the Indian Ocean and the South Seas. True stories of such notorious brigands as Captain Kidd and Edward (Blackbeard) Teach, as well as such lesser-known pirates as John Quelch, Christopher Scudamore, John Rackam, Samuel Bellamy, and Erasmus Peterson. Vivid, dramatic tales--unfolding against the exotic backgrounds of Jamaica, Mauritius, Madagascar, and other isles--will be treasured by historians, maritime enthusiasts, and lovers of swashbuckling adventure.