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Kaplan, Arie

Swashbuckling Scoundrels: Pirates in Fact and Fiction

72 pp. | Twenty-First Century | October, 2015 | Library ISBN 978-1-4677-5252-7 $33.32 | Ebook ISBN 978-1-4677-5253-4
(3) YA This book highlights exploits of pirates, from those of ancient eras through the twenty-first-century Somali raiders, but much concentration is on the "Golden Age of Piracy," beginning around the mid-1600s and including notables such as Blackbeard. Kaplan also touches on the image of pirates in popular culture and separates reality from myth. Illustrations and sidebars enhance the informative text. Reading list, websites. Bib., glos., ind.
Reviewer: Luther B. Clegg

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