{"product_id":"the-penguin-book-of-pirates-paperback","title":"The Penguin Book of Pirates - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKatherine Howe\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eReal-life accounts of the world's most notorious pirates--both men and women, from the Golden Age of Piracy and beyond--compiled by the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eA True Account: Hannah Masury's Sojourn Amongst the Pyrates, Written by Herself\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA Penguin Classic \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSpanning three centuries and eight thousand nautical miles, and compiled by a direct descendant of a sailor who waged war with pirates in the early nineteenth century, \u003ci\u003eThe Penguin Book of Pirates\u003c\/i\u003e takes us behind the eye patches, the peg legs, and the skull and crossbones of the Jolly Roger and into the no-man's-land of piracy that is rife with paradoxes and plot twists. Here, in a fascinating array of accounts that include trial transcripts, journalism, ship logs, and more, are the grit and patois of real maritime marauders like the infamous Blackbeard; the pirates who inspired Jack Sparrow in \u003ci\u003ePirates of the Caribbean\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eStede Bonnet in Max's \u003ci\u003eOur Flag Means Death\u003c\/i\u003e, and the Dread Pirate Roberts in \u003ci\u003eThe Princess Bride\u003c\/i\u003e; the astoundingly egalitarian multi-ethnic and multilingual crews that became enmeshed in historical horrors like the slave trade; and lesser-known but no less formidable women pirates, many of whom disguised themselves as men. By turns brutal, harrowing, and inspiring, these accounts of the \"radically free\" sailors who were citizens more of the oceangoing world than of any nation on land remind us of the glories and dangers of the open seas and the seductive appeal of communities forged in resistance.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKatherine Howe\u003c\/b\u003e (editor) is a bestselling and award-winning historian and novelist who is a direct descendant of a nineteenth-century sailor who battled pirates on the high seas as well as three women who were tried for witchcraft in Salem. She is the editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Penguin Book of Witches\u003c\/i\u003e;\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ethe author of the novels \u003ci\u003eA True Account: Hannah Masury's Sojourn Amongst the Pyrates, Written by Herself \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e The Daughters of Temperance Hobbs\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling novels \u003ci\u003eThe Physick Book of Deliverance Dane\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe House of Velvet and Glass\u003c\/i\u003e, and the young adult novels \u003ci\u003eConversion\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Appearance of Annie van Sinderen\u003c\/i\u003e; and the coauthor with Anderson Cooper of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestsellers \u003ci\u003eVanderbilt: The Rise and Fall of an American Dynasty \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eAstor: The Rise and Fall of an American Fortune\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eA native Houstonian, she lives and sails with her family in New England.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.79 x 7.64 x 5.04 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 30, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52466730467635,"sku":"9780143137511","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/pB42GuFmlL9780143137511.webp?v=1759326910","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/the-penguin-book-of-pirates-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}