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Krull, Kathleen.
Lives of the pirates :
swashbucklers, scoundrels (neighbors beware) /
written by Kathleen Krull ; illustrated by Kathryn Hewitt.
Boston :
Harcourt Children's Books,
2010.
96 p. :
col. ill. , col. map ;
27 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 96).
Introduction -- A case of cold feet?: Alvida -- Terror with red beards: the Barbarossa brothers -- Also an excellent hostess: Lady Mary Killigrew -- My grandma is a pirate: Grace O'Malley -- The dragon: Sir Francis Drake -- Worried about his reputation: Sir Henry Morgan -- I swear I am not a pirate: Captain Kidd -- The pirate who kept a diary: William Dampier -- Just plain terrifying: Blackbeard -- A red feather in his hat: Black Bart -- Breaking every rule: Mary Read and Anne Bonny -- Least likely to be a pirate: Stede Bonnet -- A ruby as big as a hen's egg: Black Sam Bellamy -- Half a century of harassment: Conajee Angira and his sons -- Not a damsel in distress: Rachel Wall -- Necklaces of severed heads: Madame Cheng -- Witty in three languages: Jean Laffite -- The Black Joke: Benito De Soto -- Not a real pirate: Long John Silver.
Profiles twenty notable pirates throughout history and describes their adventures, the battles they fought, and the riches and cultural legacies they left behind.
20170101.
Pirates
Biography
Juvenile literature.
Pirates
Biography.