McCarthy, Tom

Details five true stories of pirates and shipwrecks, from the escape of Daniel Collins to the exploits of Barbarossa.

"In 'The Greatest Medal of Honor Stories Ever Told,' editor Tom McCarthy has pulled together some . . . writings about heroes awarded the highest military honor that capture readers imaginations. The one thing the heroes in this collection have in common--from the bloody battlefields of the Civil War through the lonely mountains of Afghanistan--is uncommon valor"--Provided by publisher.

Contains excerpts from a collection of fourteen classic stories that focuses on a mixture of fiction, non-fiction, and fiction based on fact about the literature of pirates.

Contains true stories of people who vanished without a trace--Virginia Dare, Amelia Earhart, Anastasia Romanov, Percy Fawcett, and Solomon Northup--examined against the backdrop of their historical circumstances.

Presents five tales of theft, including D.B. Cooper's airplane heist, the Great Train Robbery, and queen of crime Fredericka "Marm" Mandelbaum.

From Long John Silver to Captain Hook, Blackbeard to Captain Kidd, pirates are the stuff of legend. Storylines have been based on these terribly charismatic cutthroats for decades, with varying degrees of fact thrown in. Incredible Pirate Tales captures the most audacious tales of actual and fictional characters who took up the "black flag" and a life of crime on the high seas. The second edition offers even more daring adventures for its audience.