Pirates

Usborne True Stories

by Lucy Lethbridge

Recounts the stories of individuals who survived pirate attacks, men who set out to capture pirates, and famous pirates, including Captain Kidd, Long Ben, and "Black Bart" Roberts.

Genres: Nonfiction, History, 21st Century, Pirates

142 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2005

About the author

Lucy Lethbridge has written numerous books, as well as writing articles for the Observer, the Sunday Telegraph, the Independent on Sunday, the Times Literary Supplement, Art News, and Art+Auction. She lives in London.

Reviews

[Deborah · Rating 4 out of 5]

True tales of piracy, captivity, and robbery on the high seas featuring Calico Jack, Captain Kidd, Black Bart Roberts, the legendary Henry Every, the attack of Viceroy of Goa’s ship, two lady pirates who survived hanging, and the capture of Miguel Cervantes and his brother. Piracy’s Golden Age was between 1690 and 1720. Pirates also known as corsairs ruled the Barbary Coast along Northern Africa and pursued riches in the Caribbean, the British East India Company and the Atlantic trade routes and made their home on the high seas, Madagascar, New Providence, Bahamas, and the South China Sea. Many sailors switched allegiances when they were captured enticed by the opportunities for riches. According to the infamous and successful pirate Bartholomew Roberts “It is a short life but a merry one.”

[M. · Rating 5 out of 5]

30 strán prečítaných:
Keďže ma tento stuff/Topic strašne zaujíma, asi nebude prekvapením, keď poviem, ze je to strašné super čítanie, really intimidating <333. Až mam sto chutí zažrať sa do tohto sveta ešte viac a písať sama príbehy.. Pirate is a lifestyle! Anyways,..pribehy su s realistickými faktami vyrozpravane, ale napriek tomu to nie je vobec nudné citanie. Also got a book recommendation in this book: after this I'll read A General History of the Robberies and Murders of the Most Notorious Pirates by Daniel Defoe ;P.
A fakt je to dobry source materiál pre moje vlastné pribehy, aby posobili realistickejsie. :D
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Najobľúbenejší bol pre mňa pribeh Bartolomewa Robertsa a hneď za ním William Kidd (chudák nevinný, az mi ho ľúto prišlo)... A celkovo som sa docitala o kope pribehov, ktoré dýchajú históriou a predsa v nich je zdravá štipka dobrodružného preháňania -> takej špekulácie, ze ktovie ako to v skutočnosti bolo.
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Teraz mám sto chutí zažiť nejaké dobrodružstvo sama. :D Liked it, enjoyed it and... Určite si jednotlivé príbehy budem v budúcnosti dookola čítať. Pretože mne sa to zjavne neomrzí :P. ⛵⚓🏴‍☠️ Yo-Ho!

[Anna Granberg · Rating 4 out of 5]

Mycket intressant, både de livsöden som skildras och det maktspel som skedde bakom kulisserna med kungar och regeringar som genom kaparbrev och fullmakter lät pirater plundra fiendens handelsskepp på skatter. En del historier är så brutala och förskräckliga att man nog tyckt att de var överdrivna och inte särskilt trovärdiga om man läst det i en skönlitterär bok. Men verkligheten överträffar dikten, brukar man ju säga.

Läste boken som research inför min kommande fantasyroman.

[Teolinda Stark · Rating 4 out of 5]

Spännande historier som man emellanåt inte tror är sanna.
Emellanåt vill jag höra mer om någon av piraterna men då blir det till att googla sig vidare.
Som t ex de kvinnliga piraterna, mer sådant!

Det som kändes en aning knasigt var när det talades om den sista riktiga piraten och det ändå kom fler historier efteråt.
Jag hade nog hellre velat läsa om dem kronologiskt för att bättre hänga med i världsbilden och kunna se om man förfinade pirattaktiken med tiden eller inte.

Betyg: 4 rader av försupna pirater av 5

[Tülin · Rating 4 out of 5]

The short stories are well written and fun to read, although they aren't all quite true! Its a real pity that there are there are some historical inaccuracies. The short stories are also not well connected, with claims that different pirates were the most famous, and that there were only two women who were female pirates, and then later, a short story talking about 'Mrs Ching'.

This is a great book to read for folks interested in pirates and want to begin learning some fascinating stories - Just be sure to check them out further afterwards with factual sources.

[Chrille · Rating 3 out of 5]

Intressant och lärorikt, men väldigt kortfattat.

[Hunter · Rating 5 out of 5]

It was good.

[Natalia · Rating 3 out of 5]

2,75

[Paulina]

2.25

[Molly · Rating 3 out of 5]

[True Stories of Pirates] by [[Lucy Lethbridge]] - Absolutely fascinating. The author didn't glamorize, glorify or embellish any of the stories as often happens with tales of pirates, she simply told them as they were. I loved learning about the women pirates (Anne Bonny, Mary Read and Mrs. Ching). I also loved hearing about the different areas of pirating; of course you always hear about the West Indies and Caribbean, but hearing about South East Asia and New England was pretty damned interesting too. [return]I could have used a glossary of some kind since some of the words were antiquated and a timeline (since the book was not chronological) would have been really nice as well. Oh well, just some things to think about for the next edition.

[Sophie Crane · Rating 5 out of 5]

Thought it was great - mostly historically accurate,

Though I don't believe for a moment that Anne Bonny had black pegs for teeth. She came from a great family, was a lady, the daughter of a wealthy merchant, not likely she'd let her teeth go especially since she was known for having her own tailor and hairdresser (her best friend) on board.

[Erikat · Rating 5 out of 5]

GREAT BOOK.

[Samantha · Rating 2 out of 5]

I wish there had been something, anything, listing sources.

[Nora]

A great book. Worth getting from library since I gave it to Smile.

[Veronica · Rating 3 out of 5]

An easy read. Had prefered if the stories had been put down chronological.

[Jan · Rating 3 out of 5]

Written for upper elementary or middle school students. Some interesting facts.

[Omari · Rating 4 out of 5]

its has a good story line to it