Pirates: An Illustrated History - Nigel Cawthorne - Softcover ICE ” - Tom O'Brien

” - Tom O'Brien

by David Schwartz

to put it shortly

But when their many enemies join forces and the crew loses it all

Pirates: An Illustrated History - Nigel Cawthorne - Softcover ICE ” - Tom O'BrienAn erudite explanation of everything piratical, this book portrays the pirates, their weapons, their ships, their victims, and the historical background to all the saltwater tales of both pirates and navy. The exploits of the most famous pirates are also recounted here, from the cold hearted ruthlessness of Blackbeard to the derring do of Bartholomew Roberts, whose views were summed up by his motto: A merry life, and a short one. This copy is in Very