Pirates: Terror on the High Seas-From the Caribbean to the South China Sea by David Cordingly, David Cordingly

Pirates: Terror on the High Seas-From the Caribbean to the South China Sea

David Cordingly, David Cordingly

256 pages • first pub 1996 (editions)

nonfiction history informative slow-paced
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"Piracy has always provided a good opportunity for ruthless men to seek their fortunes. For the young man - very few older men went "on the account" - piracy offered a means of escape from the monotony of shore-based jobs and brought with it the a...

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