SuitabookLegend versus history
The book sets out to challenge familiar heroic pirate stories and reveal what it calls the historical truth.
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Terry Deary - Author
Martin Brown - Author
A lively-sounding history handbook that aims to replace heroic pirate myths with a less flattering account, mixing pirate rankings, slang and details of maritime life.
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Sign in for personalised guidanceA lively-sounding history handbook that aims to replace heroic pirate myths with a less flattering account, mixing pirate rankings, slang and details of maritime life.
The book sets out to challenge familiar heroic pirate stories and reveal what it calls the historical truth.
This is a grounded book brief while Suitabook strengthens the analysis: the current material supports only a cautious reading; another book-specific source is still needed.
Anything not established here remains open; it is not being treated as absent or safe.