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 enlarge | Author: David Cordingly
Publisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks
Category: Book
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Rating:  107 reviews
Sales Rank: 53304
Media: Paperback
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Pages: 336
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Dimensions (in): 8 x 5.1 x 0.8
ISBN: 081297722X
Dewey Decimal Number: 910.45
EAN: 9780812977226
ASIN: 081297722X
Publication Date: May 9, 2006
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 The difference between romance and the life of Pirates May 29, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
It was a great eye opener to the world of the true Pirates compared to the ones that the movies make for us like in Pirates of the Caribbean. Over all (bear with me.. it's been over a year since I finished this) it's about the life, styles of command, torture.. and all that great stuff that Pirates took part in.. how each one was different. Also going on to explain that the Pirates of the Caribbean were extremely friendly compared to Chinese Pirates, which the author didn't go on with any sort of depth, since this is primarily on the Caribbean and American Pirates.
 Y'ar, the market be the ultimate judge May 17, 2008
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
18 clams at Barnes and Noble, 3 smackers here. Enough said. Of course, that is not enough said. An okay book that tries to be both academic and interesting; it passes marginally. The problem is that the book is not well organized, at least not from a reader's perspective. Also, it has a few dull periods, which is surprising for the material. The stuff on Mrs. Cheng is also a snooze-fest. For less than $10 (incl S&H) it will not disappoint, but do not expect too much from the book.
very informative April 14, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book was very informative about how pirates actually lived. It starts out with great stories but drags toward the middle and end with statistical information. The statistical information is good because it gives you an idea of just how prevalent piracy was, it just isn't as engaing a read as the stories in the early chapters. The book also talks at length about pirates in the movies and theater. This can become annoying if you are just interested in the facts. However, it gives great insight into the differeces between the romanticism and reality of pirates. The truth is pirate lives were hard. In general they tended not to live past thirty and died horrible deaths(drowning, shot, or hanging). Their typical career lasted around 3 years, hardly something to envy. Overall, a good read.
Under the Black Flag February 16, 2008
In the first Chapter of this book the author David Cordingly lists some movie adaptations of Stevenson's "Treasure Island."
Here's the last one:
". . . in 1990 Charlton Heston played Silver and his son played a somewhat older than usual Jim Hawkins."
In actuality Christian Bale (16 years old at the time) played Jim Hawkins
and the movie was DIRECTED by Charlton Heston's son Fraser Clarke Heston (who was 35 years old in 1990).
This was a strange error for the author to make but probably doesn't reflect on his expertise regarding actual historical pirates. Robert Louis Stevenson doesn't mention the age of his fictional hero Jim Hawkins in "Treasure Island" although there's been speculation that he was perhaps 14 or 15 years old.
Although Christian Bale was older than the other young actors who had played Hawkins previously, he gave a believable portrayal of the boy.
Jolly Roger ahead!! January 24, 2008
It's an excellent book about pirates and their history. I loved it. It's well documented, has a lot of information and interesting anecdotes. It's well written, it's easy to read and ejoy it. I could hardly put it down. If you want to know more about bucaneers, this is definitely one book you have to read.
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