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Real Pirates: The Untold Story of the Whydah: From Slave Ship to Pirate Ship
32 pp.
| National |
March, 2008 |
TradeISBN 978-1-4263-0279-4$16.95
|
LibraryISBN 978-1-4263-0280-0$25.90
(3)
K-3
Illustrated by
Gregory Manchess.
Photographs by
Kenneth Garrett.
Clifford retells the story of the Whydah, a pirate ship that sank in a storm off Cape Cod. The author heard the tale as a child, and it inspired him to become an underwater archaeologist and search for the wreck of the Whydah. Oil paintings and pictures of artifacts are used throughout to bring the tale of adventure and discovery to life. Reading list, websites. Ind.