04001cam a2200673 4500 286723416 TxAuBib 20170303120000.0 ||||||s2013||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9780307763075 0307763072 B004FEG2R2 Amazon 68b222ca-7aaa-4785-89a1-73a53b8f6fc9 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 31915 481567 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Cordingly, David. Under the Black Flag [Bridges eBook] : The Romance and the Reality of Life Among the Pirates. Random House Publishing Group, 2013. Format: OverDrive Adobe EPUB eBook, Filesize: 7847kB. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read. Format: OverDrive Kindle Book. Maritime history. modern history. naval history. 17th century. 18th century. Early modern. non-fiction. age of sail. Historical. Anne Bonny. seafaring. Caribbean. Adventure. Reference. Mary Read. research. nautical. Maritime. Pirates. culture. sailing. History. Piracy. crime. ships. sea. HTML:<p>July 29, 1996<br /> Widespread piracy began in the Western world in 1650 and ended abruptly around 1725. Cordingly, formerly on the staff of the National Maritime Museum in England, describes who became pirates (mainly volunteers who joined up when their ships were captured); what they wore (scarves or handkerchiefs around their head, just like in the movies); and how they were armed (literally, to the teeth). Pirates, says the author, were "attracted by the lure of plunder and the desire for an easy life." They were not the clean-cut heroes of the Errol Flynn films either, but cutthroat murderers. Some of the famous pirates are portrayed: Sir Francis Drake made his name by plundering silver on the Spanish Main; Sir Harry Morgan is famous for his ransom of Portobello to the President of Panama for 250,000 pesos; and Captain Kidd remains mysterious because of his buried gold and silver on Gardiners Island, near New York City. Fictitious pirates are also surveyed, such as Long John Silver and Captain Hook, and the allure they still have over us is explored. Even if you don't know a corsair (a Mediterranean-based pirate) from a buccaneer (a Caribbean pirate), this book will delight and inform. Photos not seen by PW. Author tour.</p>. Publisher's Weekly. HTML:<p>For this rousing, revisionist history, the former head of exhibitions at England's National Maritime Museum has combed original documents and records to produce a most authoritative and definitive account of piracy's "Golden Age." As he explodes many accepted myths (i.e. "walking the plank" is pure fiction), Cordingly replaces them with a truth that is more complex and often bloodier. 16 pp. of photos. Maps.<br /> <br /> <i>From the Hardcover edition.</i></p>. Nonfiction. Military. History. Media Type: eBook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2017-03-02 23:00:02. http://bridges.lib.overdrive.com/ContentDetails.htm?ID=68b222ca-7aaa-4785-89a1-73a53b8f6fc9 https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=68B222CA-7AAA-4785-89A1-73A53B8F6FC9&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Adobe EPUB eBook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=68B222CA-7AAA-4785-89A1-73A53B8F6FC9&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=68B222CA-7AAA-4785-89A1-73A53B8F6FC9&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read)