The Penguin Book of Pirates
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Real-life accounts of the world’s most notorious pirates—both men and women, from the Golden Age of Piracy and beyond—compiled by the New York Times bestselling author of A True Account: Hannah Masury’s Sojourn Amongst the Pyrates, Written by Herself A Penguin Classic Spanning three centuries and eight thousand nautical miles, and compiled by a direct descendant of a sailor who waged war with pirates in the early nineteenth century, The Penguin Book of Pirates takes us behind the eye patches, the peg legs, and the skull and crossbones of the Jolly Roger and into the no-man’s-land of piracy that is rife with paradoxes and plot twists. Here, in a fascinating array of accounts that include trial transcripts, journalism, ship logs, and more, are the grit and patois of real maritime marauders like the infamous Blackbeard; the pirates who inspired Jack Sparrow in Pirates of the Caribbean , Stede Bonnet in HBO Max’s Our Flag Means Death , and the Dread Pirate Roberts in The Princess Bride ; the astoundingly egalitarian multi-ethnic and multilingual crews that became enmeshed in historical horrors like the slave trade; and lesser-known but no less formidable women pirates, many of whom disguised themselves as men. By turns brutal, harrowing, and inspiring, these accounts of the “radically free” sailors who were citizens more of the oceangoing world than of any nation on land remind us of the glories and dangers of the open seas and the seductive appeal of communities forged in resistance. For more than seventy-five years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 2,000 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators. Review: Nice - Great book Review: Happy - Happy
| Best Sellers Rank | #141,564 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #84 in Maritime History & Piracy (Books) #518 in Crime & Criminal Biographies |
| Customer Reviews | 4.1 out of 5 stars 29 Reviews |
N**N
Nice
Great book
N**R
Happy
Happy
S**L
TMI
Way too detailed for an average reader
A**B
Solid and well curated reference
The Penguin Book of Pirates is a well curated collection of historical accounts, reminiscences, studies, and essays on pirates edited by Katherine Howe. Released 30th April 2024 by Penguin on their Classics imprint, it's 400 pages and is available in paperback, audio, and ebook fomats. Pirates have fascinated the public and been romanticized for centuries. Many were businessmen or women (more or less), some were ruthless psychopaths, but nearly all were larger than life leaving behind legacies of lost treasure, adventures, and legends. This book collects stories and historical accounts from the extant records in more or less chronological order from the 17th-19th centuries. Records include letters, contemporary accounts, historical records, and some few excerpts from literature (fictional or based loosely on actual history). The editor has done a good job with the annotations throughout and the chapter notes will provide readers with many hours of further reading. The publisher/author have also included a cross referenced index and suggested reading lists. Four and a half stars. Precisely fulfills the stated purpose efficiently and very well. It's a solid reference, and would be a great choice for public or school library acquisition, home reference, and possibly gift-giving to fans of nautical history.
L**D
Good book
Love this author! Definitely a book for purchase. Thanks to #netgalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read an ARC.
B**N
Micro Print
Although pretty academic, this book is probably a good read. IF it were possible to read it. But trying to plow through pages and pages of micro print makes for a very unpleasant ordeal. At least, for me! I gave up and donated the book to my local library.
M**Y
bad cover
I'm very excited to read the book, and this review is purely on the aesthetic qualities of this book. This cover is terrible, not shiny like the penguin classics use to be, this one feels sticky and gets hand prints all over it (mind you, i haven't read the book yet, the finger prints in the book are from handling it out of the box and skimming through it). I would recommend changing the type of cover as it's really bad.
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