Under the Black Flag: the Romance and the Reality of Life Among the Pirates

Marc Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index. Publisher Marketing: For this rousing, revisionist history, the former head of exhibitions at England's National Maritime Museum has combed original documents and records to produce a most authoritative and definitive account of piracy's Golden Age. As he explodes many accepted myths (i.e. walking the plank is pure fiction), Cordingly replaces them with a truth that is more complex and often bloodier. 16 pp. of photos. Maps. From the Hardcover edition. Review Citations: Wilson Public Library Catalog 12/31/2008 pg. 890 (EAN 9780812977226, Paperback) Wilson Public Library Catalog 01/01/2013 pg. 1071 (EAN 9780812977226, Paperback) Wilson Public Library Catalog 01/01/1998 pg. 692 (EAN 9780156005494, Paperback) Publishers Weekly 07/28/1997 (EAN 9780156005494, Paperback) Wilson Public Library Catalog 01/01/2004 pg. 702 (EAN 9780156005494, Paperback) Library Journal Prepub Alert 05/01/1996 pg. 82 (EAN 9780679425601, Hardcover) Kirkus Reviews 06/15/1996 pg. 870 (EAN 9780679425601, Hardcover) Publishers Weekly 08/26/1996 pg. 88 (EAN 9780679425601, Hardcover) Booklist 09/01/1996 pg. 58 (EAN 9780679425601, Hardcover) New York Times 09/15/1996 pg. 31 (EAN 9780679425601, Hardcover) School Library Journal 02/01/1997 pg. 136 (EAN 9780679425601, Hardcover) Wilson Public Library Catalog 01/01/1997 pg. 104 (EAN 9780679425601, Hardcover) Library Journal 05/01/1996 (EAN 9780679425601, Hardcover) Library Journal 08/01/1996 (EAN 9780679425601, Hardcover) Wilson Public Library Catalog 12/31/2008 pg. 890 (EAN 9780679425601, Hardcover) Wilson Public Library Catalog 01/01/2013 pg. 1071 (EAN 9780679425601, Hardcover) Contributor Bio:  Cordingly, David David Cordingly was Keeper of Pictures and Head of Exhibitions at the National Maritime Museum for twelve years, where he organized such exhibitions as 'Captain James Cook, Navigator', 'The Mutiny on the Bounty' and 'Pirates: Fact and Fiction'. His other books include "Life among the Pirates "and "Heroines and Harlots. "