The Pirate Dictionary

Terry Breverton
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Reading through these words and phrases is an abbreviated trip through history, with lists of major naval mutinies, a summary of the slave trade, and even jokes. This dictionary is written to be entertaining as well as informative, to give a flavor of the interesting times from the fifteenth to the eighteenth centuries when pirates controlled many sea lanes. It also contains a treasure trove of factual information about life aboard the ship, important pirate haunts, and technical terms.



Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Pelican Publishing Company
Published: 07/31/2004
ISBN: 9781589802438
Pages: 189
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.44w x 0.55d