Along miles of rugged coastline, in secret bays and hidden inlets, and even in the busiest ports lurk stories of the infamous pirates who visited the North Atlantic in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. Captain Kidd, Blackbeard, Peter Easton, and Black Bart all came here in search of plunder, supplies, and sanctuary. In Pirates of the North Atlantic, these tales are brought together in vivid detail: the sordid depravity aboard the Saladin; the murderous mystery of Mary Celeste; and the modern-day treasure hunts on Isle Haute. William Crooker captures the imagination of his readers with a thrilling collection of stories about the world?s most notorious pirates, and their connections with the icy waters of the North Atlantic.
Along miles of rugged coastline, in secret bays and hidden inlets, and even in the busiest ports lurk stories of the infamous pirates who visited the North Atlantic in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. Captain Kidd, Blackbeard, Peter Easton, and Black Bart all came here in search of plunder, supplies, and sanctuary. In Pirates of the North Atlantic, these tales are brought together in vivid detail: the sordid depravity aboard the Saladin; the murderous mystery of Mary Celeste; and the modern-day treasure hunts on Isle Haute. William Crooker captures the imagination of his readers with a thrilling collection of stories about the world?s most notorious pirates, and their connections with the icy waters of the North Atlantic.