TY  - BOOK
AU  - McCarthy,Tom
TI  - Pirates!: classic tales of treasure, mayhem, and high seas skullduggery 
SN  - 9780762794546
AV  - PR1309.S5 P57 2014
U1  - 823/.0108 23
PY  - 2014///]
CY  - Guilford, Connecticut
PB  - Lyons Press
KW  - Short stories, English
KW  - Short stories, American
KW  - Pirates
KW  - Fiction
KW  - FICTION
KW  - Action & Adventure
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - General
KW  - fast
N1  - Includes bibliographical references; Title Page; Copyright; Table of Contents; Introduction; "The Pirate's Code" by Philip Gosse; "Blackbeard in Virginia" by Howard Pyle; "The Terrible Ladrones" by Richard Glasspoole; "The Malay Proas" by James Fenimore Cooper; "The Granddaughter of the Great Mogul" by Daniel Defoe; "The Man with the Belt of Gold" by Robert Louis Stevenson; "Captain Sharkey" by Arthur Conan Doyle; "A Thief and a Pirate"; "A Lady among the Pirates" by Fanny Loviot; "Pieces of Eight" by Robert Louis Stevenson; "The Atrocious Life of Charles Gibbs" by Charles Ellms; "The Real Captain Kidd" by Frank Stockton
N2  - "Here are fifteen thrilling stories that have long been unabatedly popular with readers of all ages. Stories that are, in turn, dramatic, exciting, and eminently readable. These are stories that will transport readers to a long-forgotten world inhabited by some of history's most notorious pirates--both fictional and real-life. These are tales of hidden treasures, kidnapping, murder, intrigue and betrayal--and above all else, adventure. Blackbeard, Long John Silver, buccaneers, and Captain Blood--long forgotten tales from such authors as Robert Louis Stevenson, Arthur Conan Dolye, and James Fenimore Cooper--the gritty adventure and skullduggery of pirates that has been a staple of adventure tales for hundreds years. Pirates! continues the tradition. Readers will learn the pirate's code from an actual 1700s document, that states, "If any man shall lose a Joint in times of an engagement, shall have 400 Pieces of Eight; if a limb, 800." And "that Man that shall strike another whilst these Articles are in force, shall receive Mose's Law [that is 40 stripes lacking one] on the Bare back."Readers have long turned to the sea as a backdrop for escape. Who doesn't love a tale of pirates, and duplicity, and hidden treasures? All of these stories have endured the test of time and await a new generation of readers"--
ER  -