Pirates

"Takes a deep look into [pirates] origin, the food they ate, and the lifestyles they led"--Amazon.

Presents a brief history of Edward Teach, the eighteenth-century pirate known as Blackbeard that traces his range of piracy along the Atlantic coast of North America, the Caribbean, and the Gulf of Mexico.

Describes the history of piracy on seas around the world and profiles famous privateers and pirates. Includes a brief chapter on modern pirates today.

Provides a biography of seventeenth-century English pirate Sir Henry Morgan describing his life and conquests.

Traces the history of Bartholomew Roberts, eighteenth-century pirate, who went by the name of Black Bart; and describes how and why he turned to piracy and his pirates' code of conduct.

Traces the history of William Kidd, seventeenth-century pirate that describes his adventures, treasures, and eventual hanging by the British crown.