Pirate

by Platt, Richard

• ISBN13: 9780756607135
• ISBN10: 0756607132
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-08-16
• Publisher: DK Publishing, Inc.

Summary

A survey of the history of piracy and lives of pirates covers such specifics as the invention of the Jolly Roger, discipline aboard pirate ships, and pirate ruses.

Table of Contents

Robbers of the seas	p. 6
Pirates of Ancient Greece	p. 8
Pirates of the Roman world	p. 10
Raiders of the North	p. 12
The Barbary coast	p. 14
The corsairs of Malta	p. 16
The privateers	p. 18
The Spanish Main	p. 20
New World privateers	p. 22
Navigation and maps	p. 24
The buccaneers	p. 26
Weapons	p. 28
Pirates of the Caribbean	p. 30
Women pirates	p. 32
The Jolly Roger	p. 34
Pirate treasure	p. 36
Piracy and slavery	p. 38
Life at sea	p. 40
Food on board	p. 42
Life on land	p. 44
Pirates of the Indian Ocean	p. 46
Desert islands	p. 48
The French corsairs	p. 50
American privateers	p. 52
Pirates of the China seas	p. 54
Punishment	p. 56
The pirates defeated	p. 58
Pirates in literature	p. 60
Pirates in film and theater	p. 62
Did you know?	p. 64
Who's who?	p. 66
Find out more	p. 68
Glossary	p. 70
Index	p. 72
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