Women of the Sea: Ten Pirate Stories

ISBN-10: 193179880X
ISBN-13: 9781931798808
Category: Pirates
Language: English
Published: 2006
Publisher: Morgan Reynolds Publishing
Author: Myra Weatherly

Description

In the history of piracy, women are few, though some of the fiercest, cruelest, and most daring pirates who ever lived were women. The true stories of these women tell of romance, brutality, and intrigue. Each woman chose an adventurous lifestyle that broke out of old patterns and forged new paths. Their names are not well known, but women pirates left their mark upon history.

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