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Title Piracy : days of long ago / Kenneth W. Mulder, author ; Sandra Mulder, editor ; Rick Reeves, Richard Becker, Gene Packwood, artists and illustrators.
Author Mulder, Kenneth W.
Publication Info. Tampa, FL : Mulder Enterprises, 1998.
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 Orlando Public Library (Downtown) - Fourth Floor  975.9 MUL    Check Shelves
Edition 2nd ed.
Description 87 p. : ill., maps ; 28 cm.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references.
Contents Early history of piracy. Footprints of man ; Early water transportation ; Early ships ; Navigational aids -- Pirates in the New World. The Far East is also the Far West ; The first voyages to the New World ; The great explorations ; The buccaneers of the Caribbean ; Neighbor to the new colonies -- Pirates, their life and times. The noble privateer ; The pirate's way of life ; Life aboard ship ; Pirate weapons ; Punishment of the crew ; The pirate ship ; The chase and the prize -- Piracy's effect on the world. Infamous pirates ; Pirate treasure ; A lasting effect ; Days of long ago.
Subject Florida -- Pirates.
Florida -- Women pirates.
Florida -- History -- Pirates.
Pirates -- Florida -- History.
ISBN 1889034037 : $14.95
9781889034034