Born to Be Hanged: The Epic Story of the Gentlemen Pirates Who Raided the South Seas, Rescued a Princess, and Stole a Fortune by Keith Thomson

Born to Be Hanged: The Epic Story of the Gentlemen Pirates Who Raided the South Seas, Rescued a Princess, and Stole a Fortune

Keith Thomson

400 pages first pub 2022 (editions)

nonfiction biography history adventurous informative tense medium-paced
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For readers of Nathaniel Philbrick and David McCullough, a riveting account of the roguish acts of the first pirates to raid the Pacific in a crusade that ended in a sensational trial back in England. The year is 1680, in the heart of the Golden A...

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adventurous 95%
informative 71%
dark 16%
tense 16%
funny 7%
challenging 4%
inspiring 4%
lighthearted 4%
reflective 2%
sad 2%

Pace

medium 52%
slow 31%
fast 15%

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