U – Under the Black Flag, David Cordingly

Under the Black Flag: The Romance and the Reality of Life Among the Pirates
Loved: Pirates!! What’s not to love? The historical accounts were so interesting! It didn’t hurt that I read part of it while on the deck of a cruise ship coming in to dock at the Bahamas. I’m pretty sure my friends had to physically hold me back from starting my own treasure hunt at the beach that day!

Learned: I originally got this book as a resource for my own WIP, which was set at sea and featured a sea-faring nation (not pirates!). It was a huge help in that sense, lots of details about the old Tall Ships they used to sail, nautical terms and great firsthand descriptions of sea battles.


6 comments:

  1. Looks great. Real-life pirate stories are probably even more interesting than anything made up!

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  2. I have a copy of this book right next to me! Since my WIP features pirates prominently, it was great help :)

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  3. Under the Black Flag is an awesome book! I read it when I joined a pirate role-playing game a few years ago.

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  4. Wow - it's so fun to see how many people have heard of this book already! ;)

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