(1200 reviews)
Under the Black Flag: The Romance and the Reality of Life Among the Pirates
From $14.99 USD
Written by a former curator at the National Maritime Museum in London, this is the myth-versus-reality account of Golden Age piracy. David Cordingly systematically separates what Hollywood and romantic legend invented from what the historical record shows about pirates, their flags, their codes, their ships, and the lives of the men and women who sailed under them.
Buy on 🇺🇸 Amazon US
Opens on your local Amazon store when available
📄 296 pages⏱ ~2 hr read📅 1995
Availability and purchase terms are set by the retailer.🔒 Secure checkout
About this book
Written by a former curator at the National Maritime Museum in London, this is the myth-versus-reality account of Golden Age piracy. David Cordingly systematically separates what Hollywood and romantic legend invented from what the historical record shows about pirates, their flags, their codes, their ships, and the lives of the men and women who sailed under them.
In English
Books like this
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
Yuval Noah Harari
(110k)
History
The Last Kingdom (The Saxon Stories, Book 1)
Bernard Cornwell
(88k)
History
Meditations
Marcus Aurelius
(75k)
Philosophy
The Hiding Place
Elizabeth Sherrill, John Sherrill Corrie ten Boom
(45k)
History
Band of Brothers: E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne from Normandy to Hitlers Eagles Nest
Stephen E. Ambrose
(33k)
HistoryPromotion by genre
FantasyScience FictionRomanceMysteryHorrorThrillerHistorical FictionYoung AdultHistoryMythologyTrue CrimeBiography & MemoirConspiracyPsychologyPhilosophyReligion & SpiritualitySelf-HelpBusiness & FinanceHealth & WellnessTravelFood & CookingScience & NatureTechnologyPoetry & DramaArt & Photography
More on listing your book
Free book promotionList your bookSubmit your bookPromote your bookBook marketing for self-published authorsIndie author book promotionPaid book promotionBookBub alternativesKindle book promotionEbook promotion sitesAudiobook promotionKDP book promotionWhere to promote my bookHow to promote a self-published bookHow to get my book noticedBook promotion sitesBook promotion servicesBook advertisingAuthor directoryBook directoryBook launch promotion