| Piracy on the High Seas Contributor(s): Yancey, Diane (Author) |
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ISBN: 142050679X ISBN-13: 9781420506792 Publisher: Lucent Press OUR PRICE: $39.45 Product Type: Library Binding - Other Formats Published: January 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Social Science - General |
| Dewey: 364.164 |
| LCCN: 2011039641 |
| Series: World History (Lucent) |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 7.9" W x 9.2" (0.79 lbs) 104 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Books in the World History series examine the eras, events, civilizations, and movements that have shaped human history, providing readers with insight into the past and its many legacies.; An entertaining and informative look at piracy throughout the centuries, Piracy on the High Seas examines the real-life experiences of pirates and pirate hunters. Tales focus on piracy committed in the Caribbean, the Barbary Coast, and Asia, with a chapte; Vivid writing, full-color photographs and extensive use of fully cited primary and secondary source quotations provide a sense of immediacy. Sidebars, visual time lines, indexes, and annotated bibliographies, which appear in every volume, offer a wealth o |