“Plenty of thrills and adventure to satisfy any reader. “Plenty of thrills and adventure to satisfy any reader.” - The Philadelphia Inquirer a witty and spirited book.” - The Washington Post Book World a tale of the power of imaginative literature to re-create the past.” - Los Angeles Times If you've ever been seduced by the myth of the cutlass-wielding pirate, consider David Cordingly's Under the Black Flag.” - USA Today, “Best Bets” The definitive resource on the subject, this book is as captivating as it is supremely entertaining. David Cordingly's Under the Black Flag: The Romance and the Reality of Life Among the Pirates was written following the tremendous interest in the exhibit Pirates: Fact and Fiction which Cordingly organized with museum colleagues at England's National Maritime Museum. Under the Black Flag also charts the paths of fictional pirates such as Captain Hook and Long John Silver. Here, in thrilling detail, are the weapons they used, the ships they sailed, and the ways they fought-and were defeated. David Cordingly, an acclaimed expert on pirates, reveals the spellbinding truth behind the legends of Blackbeard, Captain Kidd, Sir Francis Drake, the fierce female brigands Mary Read and Anne Bonny, and others who rode and robbed upon the world's most dangerous waters. This rollicking account of the golden age of piracy is packed with vivid history and high seas adventure. fascinating and unexpected.”- Men's Journal “ wonderfully entertaining history of pirates and piracy. “This is the most authoritative and highly literate account of these pernicious people that I have ever read.”-Patrick O'Brian
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