Hunting Pirate Heaven A Voyage in Search of the Lost Pirate settlements of the Indian Ocean
- Constable publishers
- Rok vydání: 2001
- Místo vydání: London
- ISBN: 0094800103
- Jazyk dokumentu: English
- Vydání: first fith reprintin
nyone who thought Pirates of the Caribbean was exciting will love this real-life adventure. Traveling on an assortment of vessels, from freighters to fishing boats, the author embarked on a quest of almost epic proportions: to find the old pirate settlements of the Indian Ocean and to track down the descendants of some of the celebrated sixteenth-century pirates (including the possibly fictional Captain Misson, of whom Daniel Defoe wrote). Like Michael Palin's modern-day odysseys, this one boasts lively characters, plenty of local color, and just a hint of danger. The book is a lot of fun, and readers will learn some things, too: the skull and crossbones, the traditional pirate flag according to the movies, wasn't used until about 1700 (most pirates had their own flags, anyway; they didn't all fly the same one). Rushby's account is perfect for armchair travelers, history buffs, and lovers of the kind of excitement that doesn't require one actually to leave the house.
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