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Pirates: The True and Surprising Story of the Pirates of the Caribbean Kindle Edition

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Piracy is an act of robbery or criminal violence at sea. Those who engage in acts of piracy are called pirates.

The era of piracy in the Caribbean began in the 1500s and died out in the 1830s after the navies of the nations of Western Europe and North America with colonies in the Caribbean began combating pirates.

In the early eighteenth century a number of the great pirate captains, including Edward 'Blackbeard' Teach and 'Black Sam' Bellamy, joined forces. This infamous 'Pirating Gang' was more than simply a thieving band of brothers. Many of its members had come to piracy as a revolt against conditions in the merchant fleet and in the cities and plantations in the Old and New Worlds.

Piracy flourished in the Caribbean because of the existence of pirate seaports such as Port Royal in Jamaica, Tortuga in Haiti, and Nassau in the Bahamas.

Inspired by notions of self-government, they established a crude but distinctive form of democracy in the Bahamas, carving out their own zone of freedom in which indentured servants were released and leaders chosen or deposed by a vote.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B019UGKEBO
Publication date ‏ : ‎ December 25, 2015
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 1267 KB
Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
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Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 83 pages

Best Sellers Rank: #532,564 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #191 in History of Central America
- #409 in Caribbean History
- #595 in Two-Hour History Short Reads

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Miss Italia

Action-Packed

Reviewed in the United States on May 5, 2016

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I am a fan of “The Pirates of the Caribbean” movies so I got this book. The book takes you back on the days of the pirates. I learned the inspiration of the movie, some were based on a true story and some were fictional. The history of pirates really interests me.

I got a better understanding of the pirate movies because of this book. It has detailed explanation on codes, pirates’ lives, and ships. What I love is that there is a summary of every chapter. That made it much easier to understand. The book also attempted to correct the misconceptions of pirates.

The pirates' stories are so action-packed. It takes you back to their adventures. What interesting and dangerous lives they lived in. There are also some that lead mysterious lives. Reading the part about their living conditions made me uneasy. No human should live like that.

The end of the book was sort of a cliffhanger. It just ended with the names of the pirates. But all throughout, reading the book was an enjoyable experience.

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Joe Radkins

Not bad

Reviewed in the United States on December 14, 2023

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Good book for the price. If you're looking for some fast facts on pirates, very 101, then this is your book. Should take you about an hour to read the entire book. This book is a decent read for a 7th grader.

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Steve H

Informative, but mediocre writing

Reviewed in the United States on August 30, 2016

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Interesting information, but written in a style that reminded me of a freshman term paper. I didn't check the research for veracity, but it seemed as if the author did his homework before writing.

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Samantha Brown

Interesting to read!

Reviewed in the United States on May 6, 2016

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I find this eBook very interesting to read. It has a great introduction about the world of Pirates. This eBook will help you discover the tales of the real life as a pirate of the Caribbean through the lives and deaths of history's most notorious pirate captains. You will learn the common types of pirates during those times. Find out how you can be a pirate crew and what is a pirate code. A detailed information about the most successful pirate are included in this eBook. What I like about this eBook are the short chapter summary on each topic that was discussed in this eBook.

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Jethro J. Farrell

Cliffs notes for Pirates

Reviewed in the United States on September 15, 2022

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Reading this brings to mind Cliffs Notes from back in school. You get a brief overview of pirates, but in a way, too much in such a short book. This would be a multiple read book or a read, think, digest, continue for each subject. Oh and pictures for the boats, maps of pirate activities.

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Jon L Albee

Elementary summary of Atlantic pirate activity from about 1700 to 1830.

Reviewed in the United States on May 27, 2018

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Very rapid read put together in an elementary style and structure. There's nothing particularly wrong with the book other than the fact that it lacks rigor. I feel a bit like I'm reading from a middle-school text book.

Like I said, facts seem sound, though research is not specifically cited. Analysis and general development of a thesis is lacking.

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Gregg & Victoria Brenton

Pirate questions answered

Reviewed in the United States on June 9, 2016

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This book had entertaining information. Very interesting stories and answered several commonly asked questions. I recommend this book to anyone interested in pirates.

Reviewed in the United States on January 11, 2022

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This is a great factual book, but I was hoping for more stories and high seas adventures. I learned more than I could have expected in a stylistic way. Fun read.

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R.G

Four Stars

Reviewed in India on July 18, 2017

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Great coverage of the pirates in their haydays

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Enjoyable & informative

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 27, 2016

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Brief, but enjoyable & informative. The author kept it simple, but an easy enjoyable book focusing on the facts.

pippin 53

Good brief introduction.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 20, 2017

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Basically this is a very brief introduction. Not much detail but gives a good flavour and dispels some myths. Very easy to read. A good starting point if you want to read more in depth later.

Wazza

Thought it was going to be a bit more in ...

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 29, 2016

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Thought it was going to be a bit more in depth regarding explaining about the circumstances which led people to be pirates.

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Brendansbiz

Low tide, high sea's, midshipman.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 2, 2018

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Middle of the road best way to describe this. A good one for history teachers . the summarys weren,t really needed they were just superflous.and made for more of an distracting and confusing browse.

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