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Howard Pyle's Book of Pirates Lib/E: Fiction, Fact, and Fancy Concerning the Buccaneers and Marooners of the Spanish Main; From the Writing and Pictur Library Edition
Contributor(s): Pyle, Howard (Author), Johnson, Merle (Author), Vance, Simon (Read by)
ISBN: 0786173807     ISBN-13: 9780786173808
Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
OUR PRICE:   $56.70  
Product Type: Compact Disc - Other Formats
Published: January 2006
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BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Classics
- Fiction | Historical - General
- Fiction | Sea Stories
Dewey: FIC
Physical Information: 1.18" H x 6.54" W x 6.46" (0.43 lbs)
 
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Publisher Description:

"Pirates, Buccaneers, Marooners, those cruel but picturesque sea wolves who once infested the Spanish Main, all live in present-day conceptions in great degree as drawn by the pen and pencil of Howard Pyle...It is improbable that anyone else will ever bring his combination of interest and talent to the depiction of these old-time Pirates, any more than there could be a second Remington to paint the now extinct Indians and gun-fighters of the Great West."

So writes Merle Johnson, who has here gathered together in one volume all of the nineteenth-century author-artist's classic pirate stories that had been scattered through many magazines and books. Well-researched and with richly drawn characters, Pyle's work will appeal to students of history and adventure lovers alike.

Contributor Bio(s): Pyle, Howard: -

Howard Pyle (1853-1911), author and illustrator, was born in Wilmington, Delaware. Inspired as a child by Grimm's German Fairy Tales and The Arabian Nights, he decided as an adult to write and illustrate stories for children. After some success contributing to children's magazines, he became famous with his book The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood of Great Renown in Nottinghamshire. He also wrote and illustrated historical romances and fairy stories.

Vance, Simon: -

Simon Vance is an award-winning actor and an AudioFile Golden Voice with over fifty Earphones Awards and thirteen prestigious Audie Awards. He was named Booklist's very first Voice of Choice in 2008 and an AudioFile Best Voice of 2009.