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Under the Black Flag: The Romance and the Reality of Life Among the Pirates
Written by David Cordingly
Narrated by Don Hagen
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For this rousing, revisionist history, the former head of exhibitions at England's National Maritime Museum has combed original documents and records to produce a most authoritative and definitive account of piracy's "Golden Age." As he explodes many accepted myths (i.e. "walking the plank" is pure fiction), Cordingly replaces them with a truth that is more complex and often bloodier.
Author
David Cordingly
David Cordingly was Keeper of Pictures and Head of Exhibitions at the National Maritime Museum for twelve years, where he organised such exhibitions as Captain James Cook, Navigator, The Mutiny on the Bounty and Pirates: Fact and Fiction. His other books include Life among the Pirates, Heroines and Harlots and the highly praised Billy Ruffian.
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Reviews for Under the Black Flag
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A little dry but informative book. The book did a good job differantiating fact from fiction but is all over the place chronologely.