Pirates - Terry Deary

Horrible Histories: Pirates reveals the terrible truth behind the
lousy pirate legends and lies so forget the brave heroes swinging
from masts and the handsome young men sailing the seven seas for
this is history as it's most horrible! Readers can decide who was
the baddest of the bunch in the top ten of putrid pirates, discover
why the women pirates were just as wicked as the men and learn
to talk the patter of a Pirate. Plus there are foul facts on
the ships they sailed, the punishments they suffered and the rules
they lived by.