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Cindy Vallar
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A Novel of Chinese Pirates
By Blood, Ink & Salt by Frederick SamuelMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
This is not a biography. It is the hush between waves – and what rises when you listen.
Thus begins Samuel’s story of Shek Ying (also known as Zheng Yi Sao). This is not a normal rendering of historical fiction. It is lyrical. With well-chosen words and phrases, Samuel instills in readers a sense of place – of China, of sea, of Asia Read more of this blog post »
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| We tend to view pirates of the past through colored lenses tainted by the present. What we believe may or may not be true, not just because of this significant passage of time but also because an 18th-century author interlaced fact and fiction to cre ...more | |
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Sam, a young lad who lives in Amsterdam in the late 1500s, wants to pursue two occupations when he grows up. Being a rabbi will follow in his father’s footsteps. His weekly interactions with sailors make him long for life at sea . . . as a pirate. Dur ...more |
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| At the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich, England, there is an intriguing artifact made from a coconut shell. On the exterior, three engravings are visible in panels formed by the silver mount affixed to a vertical stem with a circular base. Visi ...more | |
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| Have you ever wondered about when pirates first put to sea? Or what is appropriate pirate behavior? Or where pirates hang out, or what places they stay as far away from as possible? These are but a few of many questions that Buried Treasure answers a ...more | |
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| Non Fiction Book ...: January/February 2019 - Under the Black Flag: The Romance and the Reality of Life Among the Pirates by David Cordingly | 32 | 36 | Jan 14, 2019 07:36AM |
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