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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Contemporaneous collection of stories about pirates
This is actually a reprint of The Pirates Own Book, which is a compilation of contemporaneous stories about pirates which was compiled in the early 1800s. It appears to be the basis for much of what we know about pirates today. Because it was written long ago it doesn't read all that smoothly (despite editing) but it is facinating. Anyone with a serious interest in...
Published on December 8, 1998
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1 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Boring and outdated.
This book is sickeningly boring. One forgets that they are reading a book, but rather feels that they are reading a 150 year old newspaper or textbook. All this book delivers is an incredible number of facts that gave this reviewer a headache. This book was a punishment.
Published on June 29, 1998
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Contemporaneous collection of stories about pirates,
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This review is from: The Pirates (Hardcover)
This is actually a reprint of The Pirates Own Book, which is a compilation of contemporaneous stories about pirates which was compiled in the early 1800s. It appears to be the basis for much of what we know about pirates today. Because it was written long ago it doesn't read all that smoothly (despite editing) but it is facinating. Anyone with a serious interest in pirates should read this book.
1 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Boring and outdated.,
By A Customer
This review is from: The Pirates (Hardcover)
This book is sickeningly boring. One forgets that they are reading a book, but rather feels that they are reading a 150 year old newspaper or textbook. All this book delivers is an incredible number of facts that gave this reviewer a headache. This book was a punishment.
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The Pirates by Charles Ellms (Hardcover - November 20, 1996)
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