Real Pirates The Untold Story of the Whydah from Slave Ship to Pirate Ship

Name: Real Pirates The Untold Story of the Whydah from Slave Ship to Pirate Ship
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ISBN: 9781426302794

ISBN-10: 1426302797

ISBN-13: 9781426302794

Edition: 2008

Authors: Barry Clifford, Gregory Manchess, Kenneth Garrett

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This vivid picture book takes readers through the swashbuckling tale of theWhydah.One of the most advanced sailing ships of the early 18th-century when she first set sail from London in late 1716, this vessel brought adventure, wealth, and doom to all who sailed on her. TheWhydahwas christened after the West African trading post of Ouidah. Commissioned as a slave ship, theWhydahwas built with a deep cargo hold to pack in her human cargo, African captives bound for sale to Caribbean planters. TheWhydahwould make only one such voyage, before being captured by pirates off the Bahamas in February 1717. She fell into the hands of captain Sam Bellamy who soon replaced the English flag with the…

Book details

List price: $16.95
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: National Geographic Society
Publication date: 3/11/2008
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 32
Size: 10.71" wide x 10.66" long x 0.40" tall
Weight: 0.990
Language: English