West Routt Library District

An illustrated alphabetical examination of the history of piracy uses poetry and expository text to cover topics including legendary ships, fabled hideouts, notorious villains like Edward Teach, also known as Blackbeard, and much more.

This book traces the history of piracy, from 694 B.C. in the Persian Gulf to today's piracy in the South China Sea.

Provides a history of pirates and privateers, a look at daily life on board ship, sailing information, an account of fictional pirates, and the exploits of notorious pirates.

Presents profiles of twelve female pirates from several countries and centuries, describing their colorful exploits as well as their lives before and after their pirating years.

"Pirates are an enduring, popular subject, depicted often in songs, stories, and Halloween costumes. Yet the truth about pirate women -- who they were, why they went to sea, and what their lives were really like -- is seldom a part of the conversation. A Seven Seas history of the world's female buccaneers, A Pirate's Life for She tells the stories of 16 women through the ages who sailed alongside -- and sometimes in command of -- their male counterparts....

The story about the "Whydah" one of the most advanced sailing ships of her day when she set sail from London in 1715. This vessel brought adventure, wealth, misery and doom to all who sailed aboard her.