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Navigate your way through a fantastic range of subjects with this visually spectacular new series. Every spread is brimming with lively text, amazing photographs and artworks, and weblinks and quotes. Panels throughout offer focused information on specific topics. For action, romance, and adventure, no historical figure can hold a candle to a Pirate. Readers take to the seas and journey back in time to meet some of history's most terrifying characters in this visually-exciting reference. From the earliest records when Cilician pirates kidnapped Julius Caesar, to the 17th-century buccaneer who cut out his victim's heart, and the infamous exploits of the most fearsome pirate—Blackbeard. Along the way, readers will explore a pirate ship, meet some terrifying female pirates and learn about modern piracy. Links and features throughout the book point readers toward contemporary resources to keep the exploration going.
Author
Peter Chrisp is a British children's author of books on history. With over sixty books published, his various works include Blitzkrieg!, Dorling Kindersly's Ancient Egypt Revealed and Ancient Rome Revealed, The Spanish Conquests of the New World, and many more. He first began writing history after working on the Mass-Observation archive at the University of Sussex. He has also worked as a writer on the online project "Icons of England". Aside from his publications in literature, he is also an artist, who has exhibited collections of his cartoons and hand-drawn postcards during Brighton Festival. He is an inveterate theatre- and concert-goer, and during the Edinburgh Festival regularly views three shows a day. He collects original art works, and is a fan of Eric Ravilious and Jonny Hannah among others. At present, Mr. Chrisp acts as one of Brighton's cultural attaches to Lewes. This is believed to be largely an honorary position. He is also being talked of as a possible future Mayor of Brighton.
