Under the Black Flag

Under the Black Flag

By David Cordingly
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“If you’ve ever been seduced by the myth of the cutlass-wielding pirate, consider David Cordingly’s Under the Black Flag. This lively history explores the sources of the myths, including Robert Louis Stevenson’s wildly influential Treasure Island.”

USA Today

For this rousing, revisionist history, the former head of exhibitions at England's National Maritime Museum has combed original documents and records to produce a most authoritative and definitive account of piracy's "Golden Age." As he explodes many accepted myths (i.e. "walking the plank" is pure fiction), Cordingly replaces them with a truth that is more complex and often bloodier.