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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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Daughter of the pirate king volume 2
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
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...
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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.
8) Spymaster
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Series
Dragon corsairs volume 1
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
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.
9) Pirates
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Series
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
2001.
Physical Desc
117 pages : illustrations, maps ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Jack and Annie explain all about pirates.
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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.
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Amina al-Sirafi novels volume 1
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English
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While trying to settle into a life of piety, motherhood, and absolutely nothing that hints of the supernatural, Amina al-Sirafi, one of the Indian Ocean's most notorious pirates, is offered a job she cannot refuse, but soon discovers this final chance at glory comes with a high price--her soul.
Author
Publisher
Gibbs Smith
Pub. Date
[2010]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
224 pages : illustrations, maps, music ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
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.
13) 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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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
Description
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.
Author
Series
Daughter of the pirate king volume 1
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
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"When her father, the ruthless pirate king, discovers that a legendary treasure map can be found on an enemy ship, his daughter Alosa knows that there's only one pirate for the job herself. Leaving behind her beloved ship and crew, Alosa deliberately facilitates her own kidnapping to ensure her welcome on the ship"--
19) Good pirate
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Publisher
Pajama Press Inc
Pub. Date
[2016]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 25 x 29 cm
Language
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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