Pirates /
by Lisa Yount.
- San Diego, Calif. : Detroit [Mich.] : Lucent Books ; Thomson/Gale, c2002.
- 112 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
- History makers .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 100-103) and index.
Introduction: Adventurous lives -- 1. The pirates' Golden Age -- 2. Henry Morgan: the clever pirate -- 3. William Dampier: the explorer pirate -- 4. William Kidd: the unlucky pirate -- 5. Edward Teach (Blackbeard): the fearsome pirate -- 6. Anne Bonny: the woman pirate -- 7. Bartholomew Roberts: the successful pirate -- 8. Woodes Rogers: the respectable pirate.
Provides information on the lives and careers of seven real-life pirates, and includes an overview of the golden age of pirating.