Description Often romanticized in print and on the silver screen, real-life pirates were a brutal menace that plagued the high seas.
He discusses the so-called "Golden Age of Piracy" and colorful characters such as Blackbeard and Captain Kidd, before examining the West\'.
In this book, Angus Konstam separates myth from reality, tracing the History of piracy through the centuries, from the pirates who plagued the Ancient Egyptians to the Viking raids and on to the era of privateers.
Description Often romanticized in print and on the silver screen, real-life pirates were a brutal menace that plagued the high seas