Under the Black Flag: Exploits of the Most Notorious Pirates

by Don Carlos Seitz

Riveting account traces careers of buccaneers of many nationalities across two centuries and around the globe — from the West Indies to the South Seas. True stories of such notorious brigands as Captain Kidd and Edward (Blackbeard) Teach, as well as such lesser-known pirates as John Quelch, Christopher Scudamore, and Erasmus Peterson.

Genres: Pirates, History, Nonfiction

352 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 1971

Reviews

[Sabrina · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book is full of facts and firsthand accounts of pirates going about their ways, but all of this is weighed down by a terrible use of grammar, the random and inconsistent use of pirate "slang" without any explanation, and general lack of editing. Most readers are going to find this hard to get through, let alone retain anything from it.

[Jenny · Rating 3 out of 5]

A good book overall with lots of interesting stories, but presented in a really dry style that made it a chore to read at times.

[Simon Collis · Rating 3 out of 5]

A useful summary of piracy from the 1600s to the 1800s. Dry, but brings home some of the horrors and shows that the modern swashbuckling Captain Blood / Jack Sparrow type of story is completely inaccurate - things were a lot seedier and violent than the comfortable pirate movies we watch.