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  • Jolly Roger

    by Patrick Pringle ...
    Series series Dover Maritime
    "Highly entertaining and well-documented." — The**New York TimesWhile history has painted most pirates as "abominable brutes," capable of the worst cruelties and driven by insatiable greed, the author of this fascinating study insists that pirates have suffered more than their share of bad press, mainly from popularizing writers trying to sell books. He notes, for example, that Henry Morgan always ... Read more

    $10.69 USD

  • Stand and Deliver

    The Story of The Highwaymen

    by Patrick Pringle ...
    The true story of the highwaymen has never been written, nor can it be. The chroniclers were slavishly faithful to their authorities—flatteringly so, in fact; for these authorities consisted of a lot of chapbooks, broadsheets, penny dreadfuls and twopenny bloods, "dying confessions" that had come in for a good deal of posthumous editing, and the contemporary gutter Press—which was even more ... Read more

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  • A History of Pirates

    Blood and Thunder on the High Seas

    by Nigel Cawthorne ...
    The modern image of the pirate is derived from Captain Charles Johnson's accounts of the cut-throats who sailed under the Jolly Roger. It was he who gave mythical status to the likes of Blackbeard and Captain Kidd. Using contemporary sources, Nigel Cawthorne now turns the spotlight on the reality of pirate life, revealing the truth behind the legends. It gives us an insight into the men - and ... Read more

    $4.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Republic Of Pirates

    Being the True and Surprising Story of the Caribbean Pirates and the Man Who Brought Them Down

    by Colin Woodard ...
    An entrancing tale of piracy colored with gold, treachery and double-dealing (Portland Press Herald), Pulitzer Prize-finalist Colin Woodward's The Republic of Pirates is the historical biography of the exploits of infamous Caribbean buccaneers.In the early eighteenth century, the Pirate Republic was home to some of the great pirate captains, including Edward "Blackbeard" Teach, "Black Sam" Bellamy ... Read more

    $14.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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  • The Real Pirates of the Caribbean

    by Colin Woodard ...
    Heres the true story of the British Royal Navys struggle with the greatest pirate gang of all time. Drawing on archives in Great Britain and the United States, award-winning journalist and author Colin Woodard separates fact from fiction, revealing the real motivations and struggles of Blackbeard, Black Sam Bellamy, Calico Jack Rackham, and more. ... Read more

    $2.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Pirate King

    The Incredible Story of the Real Captain Morgan

    by Graham A. Thomas ...
    A compelling account of history's most famous pirate.The Pirate King is the compelling true story of a Welshman who became one of the most ruthless and brutal buccaneers of the golden age of piracy. The inspiration for dozens of fictionalized pirates in film, television, and literature-as well the namesake of one of the world’s most popular rum brands-Captain Sir Henry Morgan was matchless among ... Read more

    $16.99 USD

  • Under the Black Flag

    The Romance and the Reality of Life Among the Pirates

    by David Cordingly ...
    “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 JournalThis rollicking account of the golden age of piracy is packed with vivid history and high seas adventure. David Cordingly, an acclaimed ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

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  • Black Flags, Blue Waters

    The Epic History of America's Most Notorious Pirates

    by Eric Jay Dolin ...
    With surprising tales of vicious mutineers, imperial riches, and high-seas intrigue, Black Flags, Blue Waters is “rumbustious enough for the adventure-hungry” (Peter Lewis, San Francisco Chronicle).Set against the backdrop of the Age of Exploration, Black Flags, Blue Waters reveals the surprising history of American piracy’s “Golden Age” - spanning the late 1600s through the early 1700s - when ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

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  • The Pirate Hunter

    The True Story of Captain Kidd

    by Richard Zacks ...
    A gripping look at the life of the seventeenth-century sea captain and the never-before-told story of his hunt for the ruthless pirate Robert Culliford."A richly detailed nautical thriller . . . combines exciting escapism with thought-provoking history." —James Bamford, author of The Puzzle Palace and Body of SecretsA Time Magazine Best Book of the YearCaptain Kidd has gone down in history ... ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

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  • Captain Kidd

    A True Story of Treasure and Betrayal

    by Samuel Marquis ...
    2025 Readers' Favorite Book Awards Gold Medal-winner2025 American Book Fest Best Book Award FinalistA breakneck adventure of war, romance, and politics in the golden age of piracy.Captain William Kidd stands as one of the most notorious "pirate" outlaws ever, but his legend is tainted by a bed of lies. Having captivated imaginations for more than three hundred years and inspired many stories about ... Read more

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  • Villains of All Nations

    Atlantic Pirates in the Golden Age

    by Marcus Rediker ...
    Villains of All Nations explores the 'Golden Age' of Atlantic piracy (1716-1726) and the infamous generation whose images underlie our modern, romanticized view of pirates.Rediker introduces us to the dreaded black flag, the Jolly Roger; swashbuckling figures such as Edward Teach, better known as Blackbeard; and the unnamed, unlimbed pirate who was likely Robert Louis Stevenson's model for Long ... Read more

    $15.99 USD

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  • If a Pirate I Must Be

    The True Story of Black Bart, "King of the Caribbean Pirates"

    by Richard Sanders ...
    In a page-turning tale brimming with adventure, author Richard Sanders tells of the remarkable exploits of Bartholomew Roberts (better known as Black Bart), the greatest of the Caribbean pirates. He drank tea instead of rum. He banned women and gambling on his ships. He never made his prisoners walk the plank, instead inviting them into his cabin for a friendly chat. And during the course of his ... Read more

    $12.99 USD