buccaneers

"Describes what happened when a slave ship packed with plunder was captured by pirates in 1717 then sunk by a brutal storm. Tells the story of the 1984 expedition to locate the wreck of The Whydah and what was uncovered."--Provided by publisher.

Humorous illustrations and facts combine to provide a portrait of what life was like aboard an English pirate ship plying the Caribbean Sea during the sixteenth century.

Describes what happened when a slave ship that was captured by pirates in 1717, packed with plunder, was sunk by a brutal storm, and the expedition to locate the wreck and what was uncovered.

Discusses Saracens, Barbary Corsairs, Francis Drake, Henry Morgan, William Kidd, and other pirates.

Presents the history and exploits of a number of notorious pirates on the high seas including Englishman Captain Kidd, how he was captured, sentenced, and executed and also contains accounts of piracies in the West Indies.

Presents a lively history of piracy from ancient times to the threat of contemporary pirates of the world today.

Describes the life of Welsh buccaneer Sir Henry Morgan, including the taking of Portobello and his defense of Jamaica against the Spanish.