Marrin A. The Sea Rovers. Pirates, Privateers and Buccaneers

New York, NY: Atheneum, 1984. — 175 p. — ISBN: 0-689-31029-3.This is the story of that bold breed of men (and sometimes women) who roamed the seas in search of other people's wealth.
When Spain claimed all the New World for itself, English sea dogs, such as Jack Hawkins and Francis Drake, robbed the Spanish treasure houses of the colonies to help Queen Elizabeth wage undeclared war on Spain.
Small groups of English, French and Dutch adventurers settled on the smaller islands of the Caribbean and robbed Spanish galleons when Spanish authorities tried to oust them. These buccaneers, in time, looked for booty on all ships plying the Atlantic waters, and later found even more profit in the Indian Ocean. Henry Morgan, Blackbeard, and Captain Kidd were just a few of those fierce, bold pirates — who carried pistols and knives, raised the Jolly Roger, and showed no mercy. On the other hand, Barbary pirates on the north coast of Africa preyed on shipping in the Mediterranean, and the young U.S. Navy proved itself in destroying their power.
Here, in a colorful style to match its swashbuckling characters, is the story of those daring men who practically ruled the seas for three hundred years — how they lived, what they stood for and tales of their adventures and daring.Drake the Sea King
The Rise of the Buccaneers
Henry Morgan, The Buccaneer Prince
The Golden Age of Piracy
The DeviVs Twins: Captain Kidd and Blackbeard
Sisters in Crime: Women under the Jolly Roger
The Barbary Pirates and the United States Navy
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