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Pirates! Scoundrels Who Shook the World

By: Scott McCormick
Narrated by: Sean Patrick Hopkins, Kevin T Colins, Gabriel Vaughan, Cary Hite, Khristine Hvam, Margaret Ying Drake, Eddy Lee, Feodor Chin
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Pirates! Scoundrels Who Shook the World

Exclusively on Audible, hilarious history for ages eight and up.

Hoist the mizzenmast and batten down those bloody hatches: Pirates! Scoundrels Who Shook the World tells the hilarious-but-true adventures of history’s most amazing pirates. 

Learn about Stede Bonnet, the gentleman pirate, who left a life of luxury to become one of the most clueless pirates ever; Anne Bonney and Mary Read, two “openly female women” whose exploits turned them into media sensations; Jean and Pierre Lafitte, the Pirate Kings of New Orleans, who helped America win The War of 1812, and Ching Shih, the Chinese woman who rose from utter poverty to become the greatest pirate in history.

Pirates! has it all: swordfights, cannon blasts, parrot poop, daring acts of idiocy, bumbling British officers, and of course, plenty of booty. So buckle your swashes and swish your swords, Pirates! Scoundrels Who Shook the World is setting sail to the land of hilarity.

©2020 Scott McCormick (P)2020 Audible Originals, LLC.

About the Performer

Sean Patrick Hopkins has narrated over 250 audiobooks written by Pulitzer & Nobel Prize-winning authors, traversing universes from Star Wars to Halo, and spanning centuries from Shakespeare to Back to the Future. His work has garnered AudioFile Earphones and Parents’ Choice Awards. The firstborn child of a preschool teacher and a Navy nurse, his path to audiobooks has taken him from studying neuroscience & speech pathology, to performing on film, television, video games, and stages across the country. When not in the booth, you can find him raising an amazing daughter alongside his talented wife, fellow narrator Patricia Santomasso.

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Amazing and informative

A fun listening and a learning experience even if your adult. The cast had done a wonderful job and Scott Vaughan always delivers in his writings.

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Another great hit!

I truly enjoyed this series.
This makes learning fun, interesting, engaging, and I truly like to follow up on a lot of the topics.

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Great info!!

Love these originals. such a great way to learn about history. I really enjoy all in the series, keep them coming!!!!

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highly recommend

very well done! fascinating story and narration but still very historical! do do da! cheers!

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너무 멋지고 유익하네요, 그냥 한국어로 한 번 써봤어요, it was a good book, just like the Rivals

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Another entertaining educational listen.

Book 3 in the Rivals! series was just as entertaining and educational as the previous 2. I like the quickness of these, but you get just enough info to be hooked, which leads to doing research on the different subjects/people covered. I had just listened to a romance novel about pirates before this, so it was interesting to me to see that I already knew some of the things covered.
I really enjoyed learning about the female pirates and will have to look for more info on them!

Once again the performance/narrating was excellent.

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Ahoy!

'Pirates!' by Scott McCormick is an exhilarating voyage through the tumultuous seas of adventure and intrigue. McCormick's captivating storytelling, coupled with richly detailed characters, ensures every reader feels the salty sea spray and hears the roaring cannons. A must-read for swashbuckling enthusiasts and anyone in search of a thrilling literary escapade

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A fun way to tell historical events. As a retired teacher of both history and English, I hope a few high school teachers have discovered these.

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Everything!

I think the same thing as my first. I  extremely love this book and I hope that more people will read it!

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fun

I really enjoy his writing style. It's a funny but interesting read. can't wait to get the next book

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