Under the Black Flag: The Romance and the Reality of Life Among the Pirates Audiobook

" A great look at the true Pirate Tradition. This book helped to open my eyes to the many fallacies that modern entertainment has contrived about the Pirate world. In reality truth is often more interesting than fiction. "

" This book nicely contrasts the world of literary and film pirates with those of history (they all didn't dress as nicely as Captain Hook, but many of them did indeed have false limbs). However, it is very densley written and the relatively small amount of information known about pirates means that the narrative jumps from one tale to another just about every paragraph, making it hard to follow. I even found my mind wandering during the chapter on torture methods used by pirates, and if that subject matter won't make you sit up and pay attention, nothing will. "

" Morgan, Women, Ships, Treasure, Pirate Hunters, "

" There is a wealth of information in here about the Hollywood versions of pirates vs. the historical truth. I thoroughly enjoyed this book!!! "

" One of the best books about piracy that I have read. "

" A very informative history of the golden age of piracy. "

" I liked this book. It has some trivia I could have skipped, not being a history buff or a pirate buff, but overall it was cool to read some of these real stories about a subject I only know in fiction. "

" This was a very informative book, but a little dry. I wanted it to be more whimsical and full of merriment. But really it was about gutting people and eating their hearts. "

" Hell yeah, pirates. I was sold on the fact that Patrick O'Brian was the blurb reccomending it on the back, that I read the Reddiker book that was a primary source and oh my god pirates. Some errors, not that I am a nerd, but a good book "

" Very informative while not being as boring as all those books on the templars. Pirates used to be cool. Now they're scary and cool. "

" Great book on the myths and realities of piracy during it's golden age. "

" terrible, a pain to read. I was really excited about it because it was about pirates and seemed good, but it really was just a mishmash of random stories to illustrate some disparate pirate related topics. No real flow or continuity. "

" turns out pirates life is not for me. lot of whiskey i can adhere to, but a lot a dude on dude action not so much. "

" A great book about the Pirates and Privateers and the different between the two. Cordingly's research does a great job to explain where pirates came from and the history associated with them. Great book and highly recommended for people who are interested in the romanticism of pirates. "

" The best work on the history of piracy, written before the current pirate craze. If you read one book on the history of piracy, it should be this one. It also contains some interesting information on piracy outside the Caribbean, including on Chinese piracy. "

" Great book telling what you don't usually hear about the historical side of pirate lore. Good book for history buffs. "

" dont bother unless you want to read about pirates. its great for that. i gave it two stars cause i have no idea what the hell i was thinking reading this book. "

" This book was full of interesting facts and stories about pirates, both generally and specifically. "

" One of the best books I've read on pirates. I actually had to read this book for a College Graphic Design class and liked it so much I kept it. "

" Almost everything you thought you knew about pirates is a myth, and most of those myths are generated by hollywood. There is however many acurate things we do know about pirates from written records such as books, newspapers, and letters of the era. "

" With piracy making one helluva comeback this century, this was a particularly enjoyable read. I also had the pleasure of reading this one overlooking a pirate-esque vista while vacationing in Costa Rica. "

" ARRRRRRRRR !!!!!! "

" I heart pirates and I heart this book! "

" Great read, slow on occasion. Debunks any romantic notions you might have had about pirates and their lives. "

" This was kind of a cool book it is a historical narrative about what life was really like for pirates. It also gave the biographies for some of the most notorious priates in history like black beard and Mrs. Cho. "

" A nice general background on pirating. "