Demystifies legends about the lives of famous pirates and provides historical facts and information about their appearances, backgrounds, treasures, and methods of operation. Includes color illustrations and sources for more information.
Content Note
A case of cold feet? : Alvilda -- Terror with red beards : the Barbarossa brothers -- Also an excellent hostess : Lady Mary Killegrew -- My grandma is a pirate : Grace O'Malley -- The dragon : Sir Francis Drake -- Worried about his reputation : Sir Henry Morgan -- I swear I am not a pirate : Captain Kidd -- The pirate who kept a diary : William Dampier -- Just plain terrifying : Blackbeard -- A red feather in his hat : Black Bart -- Breaking every rule : Mary Read and Anne Bonny -- Least likely to be a pirate : Stede Bonnet -- A ruby as big as a hen's egg : Black Sam Bellamy -- Half a century of harassment : Conajee Angria and his sons -- Not a damsel in distress : Rachel Wall -- Necklaces of severed heads : Madame Cheng -- Witty in three languages : Jean Laffite -- The Black Joke : Benito de Soto -- Not a real pirate : Long John Silver.