Pirate - Richard Platt

Expert sailors and ferocious fighters
pirates grew rich by hijacking cargoes or enslaving crew.
Known also as corsairs
picaroons
buccaneers and freebooters
all were robbers and many were murderers.
Yet their recklessness has inspired countless stories
songs and plays - today
it's hard to separate pirate fact from fiction.Intricate models bring to life the slave galleys of the Baarbary corsairs
the great Spanish treasure ships
and the sturdy merchantmen who carried cargoes from the East Indies.
Discover how privateers got royal permssion to rob foreign vessels.
See how pirates lived
at sea
on land.
Learn about the grisly death that awaited those who were caught and tried for their crimes.Pirate is an exciting introduction to the world of sea-thieves - their origins
adventures and evil deeds.