Pirates: The True and Surprising Story of the Pirates of the Caribbean

By: Patrick Auerbach

Narrated by: Steven Barnett

Piracy is an act of robbery or criminal violence at sea. Those who engage in acts of piracy are called pirates.

The era of piracy in the Caribbean began in the 1500s and died out in the 1830s after the navies of the nations of Western Europe and North America with colonies in the Caribbean began combating pirates.

In the early 18th century, a number of the great pirate captains, including Edward "Blackbeard" Teach and "Black Sam" Bellamy, joined forces. This infamous "Pirating Gang" was more than simply a thieving band of brothers. Many of its members had come to piracy as a revolt against conditions in the merchant fleet and in the cities and plantations in the Old and New Worlds.

Piracy flourished in the Caribbean because of the existence of pirate seaports such as Port Royal in Jamaica, Tortuga in Haiti, and Nassau in the Bahamas.

Inspired by notions of self-government, they established a crude but distinctive form of democracy in the Bahamas, carving out their own zone of freedom in which indentured servants were released and leaders were chosen or deposed by a vote.

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No action

I would have loved it if it was more lively. The narrator did a good job explaining, but it felt like a never ending lecture.

fascinating

I love this book it was really interesting and really informative look into piracy through the Golden Age

Truth or Fiction

The book is more of a lesson about the pirates, separating fact from fiction along with pointing out how some legends and lore may or may not be true. Like does X Mark the Spot??? Even with my knowledge of Pirates I found it interesting as Patrick pointed out the types of ships used and their differences and why they used certain types and not others. If you want to learn about the real Caribbean Pirates this is a good quick lesson narrated by Steven Barnett who had a nice smooth tone that fit the part.

Don't waste your money

Very dry statement of facts. Derivative. Seems to have done absolutely no honest research, merely quoting the work of everybody else and their dogs. Better pirate nonfiction books can be had elsewhere.