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Piracy on the High Seas
- Author Diane Yancey
eBook version- Published by Lucent Books
An entertaining and informative look at piracy throughout the centuries, Piracy on the High Seas examines the real-life experiences of pirates and pirate hunters. Tales focus on piracy committed in the Caribbean, the Barbary Coast, and Asia, with a chapter devoted to modern piracy in areas like Somalia and the Strait of Malacca. Author Diane Yancey examines how the lives of pirates and their often brutal behavior contrast with romantic portrayals of maritime outlaws. Female pirates are also described, as well as the variety of superstitions that pirates had about women and how this affected their position within the pirate community.
Review:
"Well designed for research and reports, this account includes primary and secondary source quotations, all fully footnoted. Most of these quotes are in separate boxes with source information included so readers do not need to flip back and forth. This informative, approachable text will be useful in most collections."
-- School Library Journal (August 2002)
- Published/Released: January 2012
- Original Copyright: 2012
- ISBN 13: 9781420508499
- ISBN 10: 1420508490
- DDC: 364
- Product number: 269479
- Page count: 112
- Shipping Weight: 1.00 lbs (0.45 kgs)
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