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“This is the most authoritative and highly literate account of these pernicious people that I have ever read.”—Patrick O'Brian
“[A] wonderfully entertaining history of pirates and piracy . . . a rip-roaring read . . . fascinating and unexpected.”—Men's Journal
This rollicking account of the golden age of piracy is packed with vivid history and high seas adventure. David Cordingly, an acclaimed...
“[A] wonderfully entertaining history of pirates and piracy . . . a rip-roaring read . . . fascinating and unexpected.”—Men's Journal
This rollicking account of the golden age of piracy is packed with vivid history and high seas adventure. David Cordingly, an acclaimed...
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Pub. Date
2023.
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English
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"The only life Tress has known on her island home in an emerald-green ocean has been a simple one, with the simple pleasures of collecting cups brought by sailors from faraway lands and listening to stories told by her friend Charlie. But when his father takes him on a voyage to find a bride and disaster strikes, Tress must stow away on a ship and seek the Sorceress of the deadly Midnight Sea. Amid the spore oceans where pirates abound, can Tress...
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Daughter of the pirate king volume 2
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
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Alosa is the daughter of the Siren Queen, and her mission is finally complete. Not only has she recovered all three pieces of the map to a legendary hidden treasure, but the pirates who originally took her captive are now prisoners on her ship. Still unfairly attractive and unexpectedly loyal, first mate Riden is a constant distraction, but now he's under her orders. Now Alosa and her crew are in a deadly race with Vordan, the pirate king, to find...
7) Pirates
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Random House
Pub. Date
2001.
Physical Desc
117 pages : illustrations, maps ; 20 cm.
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English
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Jack and Annie explain all about pirates.
8) Spymaster
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Dragon corsairs volume 1
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
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Pirates from the warring Rosian and Freyan empires continuing preying on each other's ships, unaware that they are being controlled by a sinister cabal, in the first book of a new series set in the world of the Dragon Brigade trilogy.
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Talon and Chantry volume 2
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English
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After being shipwrecked off the coast of North Carolina, Tatton Chantry is alone. He takes up his sword and, aided by a beautiful Peruvian woman, explores the wilderness of America, matching wits and brawn against pirates, Spanish fortune seekers, and savage Indians.
10) The pirate bride
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English
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On a mission of vengeance, Red Robert, a feared pirate who is actually a woman masquerading as a man, rediscovers her femininity when she is shipwrecked on a desert isle with a dashing captain until the arrival of their common enemy.
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Gibbs Smith
Pub. Date
[2010]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
224 pages : illustrations, maps, music ; 21 cm
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English
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An illustrated guide to pirates, describing the history of piracy, debunking myths about pirates, and providing advice to the reader on pirate fashion, on choosing a pirate name, and instructions to make and wield a cutlass, and related topics. Includes recipes for fake blood and to make a watermelon pirate.
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The third novel in the captivating Brides Trilogy, in which three unconventional young women vow they will never marry—only to be overtaken by destiny.
One moment Lady Olivia Granville is strolling along a path, her nose buried in a tome of Greek philosophy; the next she is plunging down a rocky cliff. When she regains consciousness, she is naked and unwittingly trapped on a pirate ship. Her captor, though, is...
One moment Lady Olivia Granville is strolling along a path, her nose buried in a tome of Greek philosophy; the next she is plunging down a rocky cliff. When she regains consciousness, she is naked and unwittingly trapped on a pirate ship. Her captor, though, is...
15) Djibouti
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English
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In a modern-day pirate story, ambitious documentary filmmaker Dara Barr and her right-hand man, Xavier LeBo, a seventy-two-year-old African American seafarer, get more than they bargained for on the Horn of Africa.
16) The pirates
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Time-Life Books
Pub. Date
[1978]
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192 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm.
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English
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Dangerous damsels volume 3
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
A top operative within a secret government intelligence group, Alice, aka Agent A, must team up with her greatest rival, Agent B, to foil an assassination plot against the Queen, soon finding the growing attraction between them thwarting their attempts to remain professionals.
18) Good pirate
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Pajama Press Inc
Pub. Date
[2016]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 25 x 29 cm
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English
Description
The sea pup is still under pressure to fit in, this time by abandoning her love for fancy things. When the rest of the crew is captured by Captain Fishmonger's mangy pirate cats, Augusta gets the chance to show just what a well-dressed, sweet-smelling, clever pup can do.
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