Customer Reviews

Blackbeard and Other Pirates of the Atlantic Coast

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It's one of the best books I've read concerning piracy, and is fairly accurate. The one part I really love about this book, is of course, the one on Blackbeard. Regardless what kind of person he was, anyone can be inspired over the fact, that he was literally fearless. Instead of running from a fight, he would run to them. And when he died, it took a lot of men to bring him down, and even then it was a bloody battle. From Stede Bonnet to Calico Jack, this book brings you the bios of some of the most infamous/famous pirates ever.

This book was just fine until the author began a detailed description of a pirate battle that took place in the early 1700's. When she wrote about pirates shooting their "revolvers", I completely lost interest. It is pretty common knowledge that revolvers did not come into being until the mid 1800's, when Sam Colt invented the concept by, ironically, observing a ship's helm (wheel) in action. This historical inaccuracy was enough to turn me off to this book, and calls into question the validity of the remaining research contained therein.

This is a good book for those interested in learning a little about several different pirates. There is not a lot of detailed info but it is a good book to have to figure out which pirates you would like to read more about. It gives some of the major incidents in the lives of the pirates.

If you are looking for detailing information on a specific pirate, this is not your book. But for those just starting to take an interest, I recommend it.

I was especially interested in the section about female pirate, Anne Bonny, and found some rather confusing information about her in this book. For one, I was not aware that Anne Bonny ever lived in Rhode Island, and I've never seen any primary source documents that substantiate this claim that Anne married the "Lord" of Fenwick Castle. There are no footnotes or references to turn to that would offer any explanations as to how Ms. Roberts obtained most of the information in this book. I gave the book "three stars" simply because of its entertainment value, but I have some doubts about the validity of some of the "facts" she presents.

while other customers mock this book's lack of research, this is what i say to them: lighten up. yes, it is a non fiction and should be accurate but nontheless it is still interesting. i would recommend this book to whoever is interested in piracy. it displays the brutness and darker sides of piracy. it was interesting

while other customers mock this book's lack of research, this is what i say to them: lighten up. yes, it is a non fiction and should be accurate but nontheless it is still interesting. i would recommend this book to whoever is interested in piracy. it displays the brutness and darker sides of piracy. it was interesting

Blackbeard and Other Pirates of the Atlantic Coast is a great book! I love Blackbeard, he was quite the character!!

This is a wonderful example of how much FUN historical texts can be. The writing style is not overly dry, and the subject matter carefully explored. Over all this terrific volume details the lives of several pirates in fine detail. Worth buying for the cover, worth keeping for the content, an absolute MUST HAVE for any serious Pirate Library!