Pirates and Piracy

by Edward Keble Chatterton

Pirates and acts of piracy were not limited to the Caribbean Sea and the 16th and 17th centuries, as is commonly thought, but ranged far across time and place. Men of adventure who took to pirating in classical times around the Mediterranean are featured in these stirring true tales of high-seas treachery. Gripping narratives of corsairs, freebooters, and privateers—from the Vikings in their longships to the pirates of the Levant and the China Seas—come vividly to life in these swashbuckling, compulsively readable chronicles. Here are riveting accounts of North Sea brigands, Elizabethan seamen, and Turkish pirates; of notorious plunderers like Henry Morgan, Edward (Blackbeard) Teach, and Captain Kidd; as well as the pirates of Borneo and China.
Enhanced with sixteen illustrations, the fascinating text recounts as well the stories of daring men who intercepted enemy ships for King and country (and to enrich their own purses). Sure to be welcomed by armchair sailors, this highly readable study of the maritime marauders who sailed under the Black Flag will also appeal to naval historians and old salts.

Genres: History, Pirates

352 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1914

About the author

Edward Keble Chatterton was a prolific writer who published around a hundred books, pamphlets and magazine series, mainly on maritime and naval themes.

Reviews

[Izzie Flynn · Rating 1 out of 5]

I didn't even want to give it one star. I was very very disappointed with this book. Maybe I had high hopes but I was truly gutted. It was terribly dull. 200 pages in and I just want to scratch my eyes out. I already know a fair bit about pirates but this book was not informative whatsoever. The writing felt almost like an elaborate shopping list. My husband told me to learn to let go of books that aren't worth the time. I wasted too much on this book thinking it would get better.

What a waste of my time. :(