| Brand new from The 101 Series. From fictional favorites like Captain Hook and Long John Silver to adventurous captains like Samuel Bellamy and Blackbeard, this 230 page paperback covers 101 of the the most notorious pirates of all time! |
| During the Golden Age of Piracy, Bartholomew Roberts swiped over 400 ships! That's more than Blackbeard, Edward Low, Edward England, and Calico Jack COMBINED! |
| As French pirate Olivier Levasseur stood on the scaffold waiting to be hanged, he threw his necklace which contained a 17 line cryptogram into the crowd. He shouted "Find my treasure! The one who may understand it!". Treasure hunters have since tried to decode its hidden message in hopes of finding his treaure valued at $1 billion. It remains unsolved, though some believe it may actually be what treasure hunters have been seeking on Oak Island! |
| Ching Shih was a female Chinese pirate leader who terrorized the China Seas in the early 19th century. At one point she commanded over 1,800 traditional Chinese sailing ships manned by around 80,000 pirates! |
| This former African chieftan known simply as Black Caesar escaped from a slave ship off the coast of Florida. He turned to piracy and allegedly stashed piles of silver throughout Florida prior to joining the crew of the infamous Blackbeard. |
| The adventures of Henry Every inspired others like Samuel Bellamy and Stede Bonnet to turn to piracy. He was one of the most successful pirates ever, and was never captured in spite of being the subject of the very first worldwide manhunt! |
| The adventures of Henry Every inspired others like Samuel Bellamy and Stede Bonnet to turn to piracy. He was one of the most successful pirates ever, and was never captured in spite of being the subject of the very first worldwide manhunt! |
| Weighing over 300 pounds and standing 7 feet tall, Pier Gerlofs Donia defended his home of Frisia against Dutch and German forces. In his biggest battle at sea, he captured 28 ships and took 500 men prisoner! |
| Prior to being a fast food mascot, the fictional antagnoist of Robert Louis Stevenson's 1883 novel Treaure Island Long John Silver greatly influenced the modern iconography of pirates including colorful outfits, hats, and parrot sidekicks. In Disney's 1950 film adaption, actor Robert Newton portrayed the character and introduced pirate lingo like "land lubber" and "Arr!". |
| The infamous Irish wife of pirate captain "Calico" Jack Rackham, Anne Bonny outlived her husband and frequently fought alongside another female pirate, Mary Read. Both women frequently dressed as men. |