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A review by thetomatowriter
The Golden Age of Piracy: The Truth Behind Pirate Myths by Benerson Little
3.0
This was an informative, well-written book in which the author seemed maybe a little bitter that real life pirates were not like romanticized movie pirates and burdened with the obligation to disillusion the rest of the readers. Mind you, I think it's probably important that we don't forget the amount of raping that real life pirates likely did and it's important to remember that real life pirates were not egalitarian freedom fighters but in fact traded slaves themselves. It's a non-fiction book, and it's not his job to give the readers the romanticized definition.
But I don't know, I've read non-fiction books that talked about what actual Golden Age pirates were like without quite being this much of a downer. Books that didn't read as though it was the author's sacred duty to give every reader a harsh reality check but handled the material in a balanced way. There wasn't much information in here that I didn't already know, so I didn't get much from this. I did think the way he discussed pirate battles from a logistical standpoint was pretty cool, though.
But I don't know, I've read non-fiction books that talked about what actual Golden Age pirates were like without quite being this much of a downer. Books that didn't read as though it was the author's sacred duty to give every reader a harsh reality check but handled the material in a balanced way. There wasn't much information in here that I didn't already know, so I didn't get much from this. I did think the way he discussed pirate battles from a logistical standpoint was pretty cool, though.