Cawthorne, Nigel,  1951- <br/><br/>
A history of pirates :  blood and thunder on the high seas / 
Nigel Cawthorne. 
 - Slough :  Arcturus,  c2003. 
 - 240 p. :  ill., ports. ;  20 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>The victims -- The privateers -- The buccaneers -- 'The richest and wickedest city in the new world' -- The weapons -- The ships -- Life aboard the pirate ships -- Captain Kidd and the lure of the Orient -- The suppression of piracy -- The swashbuckling continues. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0572029217 9780572029210 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Pirates--History.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>G535  / .C39 2003 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>364.164