Life among the pirates : the romance and the reality / David Cordingly.
By: Cordingly, David.
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BookPublisher: London : Abacus, 1999 (2006 [printing])Description: xiii, 348p., [16]p. of plates : ill., facsims., maps, plans, ports ; 20cm.ISBN: 0349113149; 9780349113142.Subject(s): Pirates
| Crime | General & world history | Children's / Teenage fiction: General fiction | History | Maritime history | True Crime | Pirates HistoryDDC classification: 364.164 COR Summary: David Cordingly is an acknowledged expert on the subject of pirates. Life Among The Pirates is a serious account of pirates and their lifestyle down the ages. The author examines how much stereotypes accord with historical facts about known pirates.
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Barcode | |
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| General lending | MTU Kerry North Campus Library First Floor Main | 364.164 COR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 38888000857973 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
What were pirates really like? How much, if any, of the piratical stereotype - of a dashingly handsome man with an eye-patch, peg-leg and a parrot on his shoulder - is based on the documented fact.
In this revealing and highly original study David Cordingly sets out to discover the truth behind the piracy myth, exploring its enduring and extraordinary appeal, and answering such questions as: why did men become pirates? Were there any women pirates? How much money did they make from plundering and looting? And were pirates really dashing highwaymen of the Seven Seas or just vicious cut-throats and robbers?
From Long John Silver to Henry Morgan, Robert Louis Stevenson to J.M. Barrie, LIFE AMONG THE PIRATES examines all the heavyweights of history and literature and presents the essential survey of this fascinating phenomenon.
Originally published: London: Little, Brown, 1995.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
David Cordingly is an acknowledged expert on the subject of pirates. Life Among The Pirates is a serious account of pirates and their lifestyle down the ages. The author examines how much stereotypes accord with historical facts about known pirates.
Author notes provided by Syndetics
David Cordingly was for twelve years on the staff of the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich, England, where he was curator of paintings and then head of exhibitions. He is a graduate of Oxford. He lives with his wife and family in Sussex, England.