Description Pirates are a perennially popular subject, depicted often in songs, stories, and Halloween costumes.
She lives in Tulsa, Oklahoma, with her husband and sons..
About the Author Laura Sook Duncombe is an author, lawyer, and feminist who enjoys Star Wars , Broadway, and Sherlock Holmes (when she\'s not out pirating).
These stories of Women who took control of their own destinies in a world where the odds were against them will inspire young Women to reach for their own dreams.
Rather than defend their illegal actions, A Pirate\'s Life for She tells their full stories, focusing on the reasons why these Women became pirates.
Author Laura Sook Duncombe also looks beyond the fact that these Women are not easy heroines: they are lawbreakers.
Here are their stories, from ancient Norse princess Alfhild to Sayyida al-Hurra of the Barbary corsairs; from Grace O\'Malley, who terrorized shipping operations around the British Isles during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, to Cheng I Sao, who commanded a fleet of 1,400 ships off China in the early 19th century.
History has largely ignored these female swashbucklers, until now.
These Women came from all walks of Life but had one thing in common: a desire for freedom.
In this Seven Seas history of the world\'s female buccaneers, A Pirate\'s Life for She tells the story of sixteen Women who Through the Ages sailed alongside--and sometimes in command of--their male counterparts.
Yet the truth about pirates--who they were, why they went to sea, and what their lives were really like--is seldom a part of the conversation.
Description Pirates are a perennially popular subject, depicted often in songs, stories, and Halloween costumes
