Pirates : fact and fiction /

A fascinating study of pirates throughout history, packed with pirate-related artworks and objects from the National Maritime Museum collection. The image of the pirate is one that has never failed to capture the imagination, but behind the melodramatic portrayals of villains like Long John Silver,...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Cordingly, David (Author), Falconer, John, 1951- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Greenwich, London : National Maritime Museum, 2021.
Edition:Revised and updated edition.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • The Spanish Main
  • The Barbary corsairs
  • Priates in the Indian Ocean
  • The golen age of pirates
  • The eastern seas
  • Pirates of fiction
  • Piracy today
  • A pirate's who's who
  • Further reading
  • Index.