The History of Pirates by Angus Konstam; Lyons Press StaffA wonderful chronicle of thievery murder and torture on the high seas all in a beautiful oversized book
Call Number: 910.45 KON
Black Barty by Aubrey BurlAubrey Burl provides a fascinating insight into the life and times of Bartholomew Roberts, also known as Black Bart, who was easily one of the most successful and deadly pirates in all of history.
Call Number: BIO ROBERTS
HISTORICAL FICTION - Pirate X by Sherryl ClarkFALL INTO A WORLD WHERE PIRATES RULE AND ONE FALSE MOVE COULD BE YOUR LAST. Will has travelled back almost 300 years to 1717 and a world full of danger. He is forced into work on Blackbeard's pirate ship, looting and burning across the Caribbean under his ruthless captain's suspicious gaze. Will's unlikely friend is Major Stede Bonner, a disaster as a pirate and the key to his survival. Will's life depends on learning fast how to fight with a cutlass, fire a cannon and stay out of trouble. He is desperate to solve the puzzle that sent him back in time and find a way to return to his own world. But who can he trust to help him when nothing is as it seems and his fate might be to swing at the end of a hangman's rope? An exciting pirate adventure from award-winning author Sherryl Clark.
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Interview with a Somali PirateInterview with a Somali Pirate. (2011). In J. Stock (Ed.), Pirates Through the Ages Reference Library (Vol. 1, pp. 179-190). UXL. https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/CX1931000025/GPS?u=61ignatius&sid=GPS&xid=96d63f28
Life Aboard Ship in the Golden Age of PiracyLife Aboard Ship in the Golden Age of Piracy. (2011). In J. Stock (Ed.), Pirates Through the Ages Reference Library (Vol. 2, pp. 117-135). UXL. https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/CX1931000044/GPS?u=61ignatius&sid=GPS&xid=7805e72a
Piracy at SeaPiracy at Sea. (2018). In Gale Global Issues Online Collection. Gale. https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/CP3208520185/GPS?u=61ignatius&sid=GPS&xid=90c2120d
Piracy in AsiaPiracy in Asia. (2011). In J. Stock (Ed.), Pirates Through the Ages Reference Library (Vol. 2, pp. 157-176). UXL. https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/CX1931000046/GPS?u=61ignatius&sid=GPS&xid=eb22dacd