Recommended Reading List

I get a lot of questions about what books I would recommend to people who are interested in learning more about Pirate History, so here is an ever-growing list of some of my favorites here. Most of these can be ordered fairly easily from places like Amazon, BarnesandNoble, eBay, etc.

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Raiders and Rebels: The Golden Age of Piracy Author: Frank Sherry Length: 404 pages Publisher: Backinprint.com Genre: Fact Language: English ISBN: 0595144128 Rating: 5/5 Stars!	Click Here to Read the Review!
The Pirates Own Book: Authentic Narratives of the Most Celebrated Sea Robbers Author: Charles Ellms, restored by the Marine Research Society Length: 494 pages Publisher: Dover Publications Genre: Fact Language: English ISBN: 0486276074 Rating: 4.5/5 Stars!	Click Here to Read the Review! Read this Book Online for FREE!
A General History of the Pyrates Author: Daniel Defoe Length: 800 Pages Publisher: Dover Publications Genre: Fact Language: English ISBN: 0486404889 Rating: 4.5/5 Stars!	Click Here to Read the Review!
A General History of the Robberies and Murders of the Most Notorious Pirates Author: Captain Charles Johnson Length: 388 pages Publisher: The Lyons Press Genre: Fact Language: English ISBN: 1558217665 Rating: 4.5/5 Stars!	Click Here to Read the Review!
The Buccaneers of America Author: Alexander O. Exquemelin Length: 231 pages Publisher: Dover Publications (February 26, 2000) Genre: Fact Language: English ISBN: 048640966X Rating: 3.5/5 Stars	Click Here to Read the Review!
Black Bart Roberts: The Greatest Pirate of Them All Author: Terry Breverton Length: 164 pages Publisher: Pelican Publishing Company (July 2004) Genre: Fact Language: English ISBN: 1589802330 Rating: 4/5 Stars	Click Here to Read the Review!
Pirates! Brigands, Buccaneers, and Privateers in Fact, Fiction, and Legend Author: Jan Rogozinski Length: 398 pages Publisher: Da Capo Press Genre: Fact Language: English ISBN: 030680722X Rating: 4/5 Stars	Click Here to Read the Review!
The Pirate Primer: Mastering the Language of Swashbucklers & Rogues Author: George Choundas Length: 469 pages Publisher: Writers Digest Books Genre: Fact Language: English ISBN: 1582974896 Rating: 4/5 Stars	Click Here to Read the Review!
Guide to Pirate Parenting Author: Tim Bete Length: 136 pages Publisher: Cold Tree Press Genre: Humor Language: English ISBN: 1583851275 Rating: 3/5 Stars	Click Here to Read the Review!
Treasure Island Author: Robert Louis Stevenson Length: 232 pages Publisher: (Various) Genre: Fiction Language: English ISBN: 1416500294 Rating: 5/5 Stars	Click Here to Read the Review! Read this Book Online for FREE!
Robinson Crusoe Author: Daniel Defoe Length: 288 pages Publisher: (Various) Genre: Fiction Language: English ISBN: 1587263882 Rating: 5/5 Stars	Click Here to Read the Review! Read this Book Online for FREE!
THE BUCCANEERS IN THE WEST INDIES IN THE XVII CENTURY Author: C. H. HARING Length: 228 pages Publisher: (Various), first in 1910 Genre: Fact Language: English ISBN: 1428052666 Rating: 4/5 Stars	Click Here to Read the Review! Read this Book Online for FREE!
If a Pirate I Must Be... The True Story of Black Bart, King of the Caribbean Pirates Author: Richard Sanders Length: 256 pages Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing Genre: Fact Language: English ISBN: 1602390193 Rating: 4/5 Stars	Click Here to Read the Review!
Pirates - Predators of the Seas: An Illustrated History Authors: Angus Konstam and Roger Michael Kean Length: 240 pages Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing Genre: Fact Language: English ISBN: 1602390355 Rating: 3.5/5 Stars	Click Here to Read the Review!
The Ashley Book of Knots Authors: Clifford Ashley Length: 640 pages Publisher: Doubleday Books Genre: Fact Language: English ISBN: 057109659X Rating: 5/5 Stars	Click Here to Read the Review!

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