You won't need a bottle of rum to enjoy the exploits of these famous and fearsome swashbucklers. There's a galleon's worth of action in this awesome exploration of pirates-their weapons, adventures, legends, language, and lost treasures.
* See what life was really like aboard a pirate ship
* Meet Blackbeard, Calico Jack, and a host of other villainous adventurers as they sail through the high seas in search of plunder
* Learn about their ships, flags, and weaponry, from cutlasses to blunderbusses, sangrenels to musketoons
If you are looking for exotic desert islands and sword-wielding desperadoes, they are here, but you will also learn what life was really like for the scourge of the seas: what motivated them, what kept them together, the hardships they had to endure, and the adventures they sought.
