pirates

Presents information about pirates in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries including their names, ships, crews, clothing, flags, weapons, and life at sea. Suggests games and activities.

Skilled code-cracker and detective Ruby Redfort has an adventure at sea in which she must crack the case of the Twinford pirates while avoiding a vile sea monster and the evil Count von Viscount.

A children's biography of Jean Laffite, a pirate who eventually settled in New Orleans, where he became a respected businessman while still pirating and played a role in helping the United States win the War of 1812.

Describes disgusting details about daily life on pirate ships, including housing, food, and sanitation.

Jack Sparrow, living as a clean-cut merchant seaman, is promoted for his negotiating skills when his ship is attacked by some familiar pirates and Jack's captain is killed, and in route to recover some treasure hidden on a magical island, Jack comes up with an alternative plan to keep the natives free from enslavement, but if a certain East India Trading Company official finds out, Jack could lose both his ship and his freedom.

Presents a humorous guide to being a successful pirate in the manner of Captain Jack Sparrow of the Pirates of the Caribbean film series that includes advice on burying treasure, coping with mermaids, and fighting a tavern full of angry men.

After seizing control of a British war ship, Hannah Pritchard, masquerading as a boy, and her pirate crewmates discover treasure, but are captured and imprisoned by British soldiers and endure torture and sickness before escaping.

After her parents and brother are killed by Loyalists, fourteen-year-old Hannah leaves their farm and eventually, disguised as a boy, joins a pirate ship that preys on other ships to get supplies for the American Revolution.

A collection of poems describing the highs and lows of a pirate's life at sea.