Bibliograph

Pirates, written and edited by Deborah Lock

Type

Label

Pirates, written and edited by Deborah Lock

Language

eng

Illustrations

mapsillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Pirates

Oclc number

881041240

Responsibility statement

written and edited by Deborah Lock

Series statement

DK eyewonder

Summary

Presents a history of piracy throughout the world, and discusses characteristics of buccaneers, privateers, and corsairs, including descriptions of weapons and daily life

Table Of Contents

What is a pirate? -- Where were they? -- Early piracy -- Raiders of the North -- Barbary corsairs -- The Maltese revenge -- The New World -- Privateers -- Buccaneers -- The Jolly Roger -- The pirate round -- Attack! -- Hand-to-hand -- A pirate's life for me -- Marooned -- Pirates of the Indian Ocean -- Unlucky pirate -- Punishment -- The king of pirates -- Pirates of the Eastern Seas -- Pirates of today -- Set sail -- True or false? -- Treasure hunt -- Facts matchup -- Glossary

Target audience

juvenile

Classification