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Title: The Pirates Own Book : Authentic Narratives of the Most Celebrated Sea Robbers by Marine Research Society ISBN: 0-486-27607-4 Publisher: Dover Pubns Pub. Date: 24 May, 1993 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.33 (3 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Semi-Narrative History
Comment: After you've read a few dozen books on pirates and piracy, you start to notice that they, mostly, repeat the same stuff over and over again. There IS material in here that I have not seen in other books; however, a good portion is rewritten from Captain Charles Johnson's A General History of Pirates.
The book is reprinted from the 1837 version and an entertaining read. It is not generally a children's book. As to the factual nature of the narratives, it's hard to say. Like several of the other pirate books I have reviewed, this one is an important part of balanced view of what piracy is really about. P-)
Rating: 5
Summary: A Classic on Piracy of all Times, and in the Seven Seas...
Comment: "The Pirates Own Book" is written in old, Nineteenth Century English, which provides the reader with an archaic atmosphere that allows a better undestanding of the characters and their times. Its illustrations are worth mentioning because they are beautiful and imaginative engravings that have been reproduced in some of the most important works on Piracy. The book covers a wide period in History: from the Medieval Norman and Danish Sea Robbers to the cases of piracy in the first half of the Nineteenth Century. Even though, it lacks to mention the ancient Mediterranean Piracy in the times of Alexander and, later on, in the Roman Times. Something really interesting of this book is that it includes narrations of pirates from all five continents, demonstrating that piracy has existed in all the seas since Maritime Commerce was applied. The lives of some of the least known pirates, such as the Chilean Vincent Benavides and the Spanish Benito de Soto are covered in this volume. "The Pirates Own Book" is highly recommendable for all readers interested in piracy, for it is mentioned as first hand source in many works.
Rating: 4
Summary: A good book...but beware!
Comment: This is a good read, but you better be ready for the original 18th and 19th century language. It is authentic, and is often more disturbing than romantic (as we've come to expect of pirate books).
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Title: Under the Black Flag: The Romance and the Reality of Life among the Pirates by David Cordingly ISBN: 0156005492 Publisher: Harvest Books Pub. Date: September, 1997 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: The Buccaneers of America by Alexander O. Exquemelin ISBN: 048640966X Publisher: Dover Pubns Pub. Date: 26 February, 2000 List Price(USD): $10.95 |
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Title: A General History of the Pyrates by Daniel Defoe ISBN: 0486404889 Publisher: Dover Pubns Pub. Date: 17 March, 1999 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: The History of Pirates by Virginia Mariners Museum, Angus Konstam, David Cordingly ISBN: 1585745162 Publisher: The Lyons Press Pub. Date: 01 August, 2002 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: The Pirate Hunter : The True Story of Captain Kidd by Richard Zacks ISBN: 0786884517 Publisher: Hyperion Pub. Date: 18 June, 2003 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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