The Penguin book of pirates
(Book)
Contributors
Howe, Katherine, 1977- editor of compilation.
Published
New York : Penguin Books, 2024.
Format
Book
Edition
1st edition.
ISBN
9780143137511, 0143137514
Physical Desc
xix, 372 pages ; 20 cm
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Published
New York : Penguin Books, 2024.
Edition
1st edition.
Street Date
2402
Language
English
ISBN
9780143137511, 0143137514
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
"Real-life accounts of the world's most notorious pirates-both men and women, from the Golden Age of Piracy and beyond-compiled by the New York Times bestselling author of A True Account: Hannah Masury's Sojourn Amongst the Pyrates, Written by Herself A Penguin Classic Spanning three centuries and eight thousand nautical miles, and compiled by a direct descendant of a sailor who waged war with pirates in the early nineteenth century, The Penguin Book of Pirates takes us behind the eye patches, the peg legs, and the skull and crossbones of the Jolly Roger and into the no-man's-land of piracy that is rife with paradoxes and plot twists. Here, in a fascinating array of accounts that include trial transcripts, journalism, ship logs, and more, are the grit andpatois of real maritime marauders like the infamous Blackbeard; the pirates who inspired Jack Sparrow in Pirates of the Caribbean, Stede Bonnet in Max's Our Flag Means Death, and the Dread Pirate Roberts in The Princess Bride; the astoundingly egalitarian multi-ethnic and multilingual crews that became enmeshed in historical horrors like the slave trade; and lesser-known but no less formidable women pirates, many of whom disguised themselves as men. By turns brutal, harrowing, and inspiring, these accounts of the "radically free" sailors who were citizens more of the oceangoing world than of any nation on land remind us of the glories and dangers of the open seas and the seductive appeal of communities forged in resistance"--,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Howe, K. (2024). The Penguin book of pirates (1st edition.). Penguin Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Howe, Katherine, 1977-. 2024. The Penguin Book of Pirates. Penguin Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Howe, Katherine, 1977-. The Penguin Book of Pirates Penguin Books, 2024.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Howe, Katherine. The Penguin Book of Pirates 1st edition., Penguin Books, 2024.
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