Life Among the Pirates : The Romance and the Reality - Softcover
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What were pirates really like? How much, if any, of the piratical stereotype - of a dashingly handsome man with an eye-patch, peg-leg and a parrot on his shoulder - is based on the documented fact. In this revealing and highly original study David Cordingly sets out to discover the truth behind the piracy myth, exploring its enduring and extraordinary appeal, and answering such questions as: why did men become pirates? Were there any women pirates? How much money did they make from plundering and looting? And were pirates really dashing highwaymen of the Seven Seas or just vicious cut-throats and robbers? From Long John Silver to Henry Morgan, Robert Louis Stevenson to J.M. Barrie, LIFE AMONG THE PIRATES examines all the heavyweights of history and literature and presents the essential survey of this fascinating phenomenon.
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About the Author
David Cordingly was Head of Exhibitions of the National Martime Museum in Greenwich. He has advised Hollywood on the depiction of pirates in movies (Cutthroat Island etc).
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There is much to entertain and fascinate in all sections of Cordingly's readable book * GLASGOW HERALD * Cordingly knows all there is to know about his subject * DAILY TELEGRAPH * Excellent * TIMES EDUCATIONAL SUPPLEMENT * Splendidly illuminates the blurred distinctions between pirates, privateers and those who attacked ships in the name of their sovereigns * EVENING STANDARD * Entertaining and popular but also serious in its intent * TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT * Fascinating * GUARDIAN * Readable, wideranging and entertaining * SUNDAY TELEGRAPH * A comprehensive and colourful account of seafaring life. * MANCHESTER EVENING NEWS *
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- PublisherAbacus
- Publication date2000
- ISBN 10 0349113149
- ISBN 13 9780349113142
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages368
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