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Pirates have an almost mythical status in the public imagination--we think of rogue heroes riding the high seas and ""X marks the spot."" But this image is flawed at best. Using contemporary sources, Nigel Cawthorne turns the spotlight on the reality of pirate life, revealing the truth behind the legends. It gives us an insight into infamous the men and women who plundered ship and shore, including Captain Kidd, Blackbeard, and Mary Read. We learn of the hazy distinction between pirates and state-approved privateers who were used to maintain empire, as well as the Port Royal pirate base in Jamaica--known as the ""wickedest city in the world."" Including details of various pirate exploits, as well as their weapons, ships, and unhappy victims, this fascinating audiobook will divide fact from slippery fiction.

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Nigel Cawthorne studied at University College, London, where he gained an honors degree in physics, before turning to writing as a career. He has been a writer and editor for over twenty-five years, the last twenty-one freelance. He has written, contributed to, and edited more than eighty books.

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