An account of piracy through three millennia, in histories of women and men sailing on four seas: t he Chinese Straits, the Mediterranean, the Atlantic Ocean, and the Carribean. The volume is introduced by Gabriel Kuhn's essay, on anarchism and piracy, "Under the Death's Head". Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.

In 1804, fifteen-year-old Jacky Faber heads back to sea where she gains control of a British warship and eventually becomes a privateer.

"While disguised as a boy, Jacky Faber experiences adventure and romance on the high seas"--

Amazing die -cut board books that take the reader on exciting adventures through the inside of a Pirate Ship and a Princess Castle . Each turn of the page reveals a different area to explore, with incredibly de tailed illustrations that will keep children enthralled for hours! The young reader is also encouraged to spot the special character on each page.

Pirates have long been stock figures in popular culture, from Treasure Island to the more recent antics of Jack Sparrow. Villains of all Nations unearths the thrilling historical truth behind such fictional characters and rediscovers their radical democratic challenge to the established powers of the day.