Captured by Pirates: 22 Firsthand Accounts of Murder and Mayhem on the High Seas

Pirates are primarily known for their swashbuckling attitudes, their freebooting lifestyle, their high-seas adventures and their stolen treasure, but their victims tend to be forgotten. These are the innocent and not-so-innocent voyagers who find themselves suddenly snatched up, brutalized, and franticly struggling to save their own lives. Many were viciously murdered, but a few survived. This expanded edition of Captured by Pirates—which features additional material not found in earlier ed...