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Includes photographs of articles of clothing and weapons while describing life at sea of some famous pirates, like Annie Read and Mary Bonny, Jean Lafitte, and William Kidd. Robbers of the seas; Pirates of Ancient Greece; Pirates of the Roman world; Raiders of the North; The Barbary Coast; The corsairs of Malta; The privateers; The Spanish Main; New World privateers; Navigation and maps; The buccaneers; Weapons; Pirates of the Caribbean; Women pirates; The Jolly Roger; Pirate treasure; Piracy and slavery; Life at sea; Food on board; Life on land; Pirates of the Indian Ocean; Desert islands; The French corsairs; American privateers; Pirates of the China seas; Punishment; The pirates defeated; Pirates in literature; Pirates in film and theatre; Did you know?; Who’s who?; Find out more; Glossary.