De Aller-Bedste Bøger - over 12 mio. danske og engelske bøger
Levering: 1 - 2 hverdage

The Pirates - A Who's Who Giving Particulars of the Lives & Deaths of the Pirates & Buccaneers

The Pirates - A Who's Who Giving Particulars of the Lives & Deaths of the Pirates & Buccaneersaf Philip Gosse
Bag om The Pirates - A Who's Who Giving Particulars of the Lives & Deaths of the Pirates & Buccaneers

Surely pirates, taking them in their broadest sense, are as much entitled to a biographical dictionary of their own as are politicians, clergymen, race-horses, or artists in ferro-concrete, who all have their own "Who's Who"? This volume does not pretend to be a history of piracy, but is simply an attempt to gather together, from various sources, particulars of those redoubtable pirates and buccaneers whose names have been handed down to us in a desultory way. To write a whole history of piracy would be a great undertaking, but a very interesting one. Piracy must have begun in the far, dim ages, and perhaps when some naked savage, paddling himself across a tropical river, met with another adventurer on a better tree-trunk, or carrying a bigger bunch of bananas, the first act of piracy was committed. Indeed, piracy must surely be the third oldest profession in the world. Herein are contained brief accounts of some of the most famous pirates and buccaneers who have left their marks upon history. Their exploits with their attending morals and motives were surely many and varied. Among their ranks heroes and villains were no less uncommon than among those who found themselves in other professions.

Vis mere
  • Sprog:
  • Engelsk
  • ISBN:
  • 9781934255001
  • Indbinding:
  • Paperback
  • Sideantal:
  • 288
  • Udgivet:
  • 1. november 2006
  • Størrelse:
  • 152x18x229 mm.
  • Vægt:
  • 471 g.
  • 8-11 hverdage.
  • 10. december 2024
På lager
Forlænget returret til d. 31. januar 2025

Normalpris

Abonnementspris

- Rabat på køb af fysiske bøger
- 1 valgfrit digitalt ugeblad
- 20 timers lytning og læsning
- Adgang til 70.000+ titler
- Ingen binding

Abonnementet koster 75 kr./md.
Ingen binding og kan opsiges når som helst.

Beskrivelse af The Pirates - A Who's Who Giving Particulars of the Lives & Deaths of the Pirates & Buccaneers

Surely pirates, taking them in their broadest sense, are as much entitled to a biographical dictionary of their own as are politicians, clergymen, race-horses, or artists in ferro-concrete, who all have their own "Who's Who"? This volume does not pretend to be a history of piracy, but is simply an attempt to gather together, from various sources, particulars of those redoubtable pirates and buccaneers whose names have been handed down to us in a desultory way.
To write a whole history of piracy would be a great undertaking, but a very interesting one. Piracy must have begun in the far, dim ages, and perhaps when some naked savage, paddling himself across a tropical river, met with another adventurer on a better tree-trunk, or carrying a bigger bunch of bananas, the first act of piracy was committed. Indeed, piracy must surely be the third oldest profession in the world.
Herein are contained brief accounts of some of the most famous pirates and buccaneers who have left their marks upon history. Their exploits with their attending morals and motives were surely many and varied. Among their ranks heroes and villains were no less uncommon than among those who found themselves in other professions.

Brugerbedømmelser af The Pirates - A Who's Who Giving Particulars of the Lives & Deaths of the Pirates & Buccaneers



Find lignende bøger
Bogen The Pirates - A Who's Who Giving Particulars of the Lives & Deaths of the Pirates & Buccaneers findes i følgende kategorier: