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“gail selinger”

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  • Pirates of New England

    Ruthless Raiders and Rotten Renegades

    by Gail Selinger ...
    Tales of swashbuckling adventure, murder, treachery, and mayhem!One would be mistaken to think of pirates as roaming only the Caribbean. Pirates as famous as William Kidd and Henry Every have at various times plundered, pillaged, and murdered their way up and down the New England seaboard, striking fear among local merchants and incurring the wrath of colonial authorities.Piracy historian Gail ... Read more

    $20.99 CAD

  • The Complete Idiot's Guide to Pirates

    Fascinating Facts About the World's Most Infamous Pirates

    by Gail Selinger, W. Thomas Smith ...
    A view of pirate life—from the crow’s nest.Pirate lore has captured our fancy for centuries. Here is the first series book that gives readers a comprehensive yet entertaining history of those swashbuckling brigands. It offers portraits of such infamous men and women as Blackbeard, Captain Anne Bonny, Captain Kidd, and Jean LaFitte, with a full history of pirates through the ages, even modern day, ... Read more

    $12.99 CAD

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  • Who Was Blackbeard?

    by Who HQ, James Buckley Jr. ...
    Illustrated by Joseph J. M. Qiu ...
    Series series Who Was?
    Though much of his early life remains a mystery, Blackbeard most likely began his life as Edward Teach in the sailing port of Bristol, England. He began his career as a hired British sailor during Queen Anne’s War. He eventually settled in the Bahamas under Captain Benjamin Hornigold who taught the young sailor to go "a-pirating." Soon enough, Blackbeard was commanding his own fleet and stealing ... Read more

    $8.99 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

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  • The Whydah: A Pirate Ship Feared, Wrecked, and Found

    by Martin W. Sandler ...
    A YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults Finalist"A captivating read on pirates, with insights into contemporary underwater research techniques."—School Library Journal (starred review)The 1650s to the 1730s marked the golden age of piracy, when fearsome pirates like Blackbeard ruled the waves, seeking not only treasure but also large and fast ships to carry it. The Whydah was ... Read more

    $18.69 CAD

  • A History of Pirates

    Blood and Thunder on the High Seas

    by Nigel Cawthorne ...
    The modern image of the pirate is derived from Captain Charles Johnson's accounts of the cut-throats who sailed under the Jolly Roger. It was he who gave mythical status to the likes of Blackbeard and Captain Kidd. Using contemporary sources, Nigel Cawthorne now turns the spotlight on the reality of pirate life, revealing the truth behind the legends. It gives us an insight into the men - and ... Read more

    $4.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Republic Of Pirates

    Being the True and Surprising Story of the Caribbean Pirates and the Man Who Brought Them Down

    by Colin Woodard ...
    An entrancing tale of piracy colored with gold, treachery and double-dealing (Portland Press Herald), Pulitzer Prize-finalist Colin Woodward's The Republic of Pirates is the historical biography of the exploits of infamous Caribbean buccaneers.In the early eighteenth century, the Pirate Republic was home to some of the great pirate captains, including Edward "Blackbeard" Teach, "Black Sam" Bellamy ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

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  • The Real Pirates of the Caribbean

    by Colin Woodard ...
    Heres the true story of the British Royal Navys struggle with the greatest pirate gang of all time. Drawing on archives in Great Britain and the United States, award-winning journalist and author Colin Woodard separates fact from fiction, revealing the real motivations and struggles of Blackbeard, Black Sam Bellamy, Calico Jack Rackham, and more. ... Read more

    $4.11 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Under the Black Flag

    The Romance and the Reality of Life Among the Pirates

    by David Cordingly ...
    “This is the most authoritative and highly literate account of these pernicious people that I have ever read.”—Patrick O'Brian“[A] wonderfully entertaining history of pirates and piracy . . . a rip-roaring read . . . fascinating and unexpected.”—Men's JournalThis rollicking account of the golden age of piracy is packed with vivid history and high seas adventure. David Cordingly, an acclaimed ... Read more

    $15.99 CAD

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  • Black Flags, Blue Waters

    The Epic History of America's Most Notorious Pirates

    by Eric Jay Dolin ...
    With surprising tales of vicious mutineers, imperial riches, and high-seas intrigue, Black Flags, Blue Waters is “rumbustious enough for the adventure-hungry” (Peter Lewis, San Francisco Chronicle).Set against the backdrop of the Age of Exploration, Black Flags, Blue Waters reveals the surprising history of American piracy’s “Golden Age” - spanning the late 1600s through the early 1700s - when ... Read more

    $18.99 CAD

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  • The Pirate Hunter

    The True Story of Captain Kidd

    by Richard Zacks ...
    A gripping look at the life of the seventeenth-century sea captain and the never-before-told story of his hunt for the ruthless pirate Robert Culliford."A richly detailed nautical thriller . . . combines exciting escapism with thought-provoking history." —James Bamford, author of The Puzzle Palace and Body of SecretsA Time Magazine Best Book of the YearCaptain Kidd has gone down in history ... ... Read more

    $19.19 CAD

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  • Villains of All Nations

    Atlantic Pirates in the Golden Age

    by Marcus Rediker ...
    Villains of All Nations explores the 'Golden Age' of Atlantic piracy (1716-1726) and the infamous generation whose images underlie our modern, romanticized view of pirates.Rediker introduces us to the dreaded black flag, the Jolly Roger; swashbuckling figures such as Edward Teach, better known as Blackbeard; and the unnamed, unlimbed pirate who was likely Robert Louis Stevenson's model for Long ... Read more

    $18.39 CAD

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  • Pirates of the Chesapeake Bay

    From the Colonial Era to the Oyster Wars

    by Jamie L.H. Goodall ...
    "An epic history of piracy . . . Goodall explores the role of these legendary rebels and describes the fine line between piracy and privateering." — WYPRThe story of Chesapeake pirates and patriots begins with a land dispute and ends with the untimely death of an oyster dredger at the hands of the Maryland Oyster Navy.From the golden age of piracy to Confederate privateers and oyster pirates, the ... Read more

    $17.59 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus