Clifford, Barry

Chronicles the events surrounding the sinking of a fleet of French ships in the Caribbean Sea on January 2, 1678, and explains how the accident caused the rise of piracy and the beginning of an era which would forever change the shape of the Americas.

An illustrated exploration of the eighteenth-century ship "Whydah," which discusses its use as a slave ship, its capture by pirates, and its sinking in Cape Cod in 1717 and describes artifacts from its wreck site.

An illustrated exploration of the eighteenth-century ship "Whydah," which discusses its use as a slave ship, its capture by pirates, and its sinking in Cape Cod in 1717 and describes artifacts from its wreck site.