Learn how the adventures of real-life renegades like Captain Kidd and Henry Morgan led to the creation of such fictional pirates as Captain Jack Sparrow and served as the inspiration for modern-day pirates in Somalia.

Includes index.

The golden age of pirates : a timeline of terror ... -- Ancient mariners : pirates of the far past -- Privateers : ... and other scary sea dogs -- Pirate ships : all aboard and heave-ho! -- Blackbeard : top pirate of the Caribbean -- Pirate chronicles : local marauder -- The pirate code : how to be a pirate, part 1 -- Sailing the high seas : all hands on deck! -- Pirates of the East : spine-chilling sea thieves -- Ching Shih : the terror of the South China Sea -- Flying the Jolly Roger : how to be a pirate, part 2 -- Pirates on parade : chic, not cheap! -- Cutlass, pistol, and cannon : pirate weaponry -- Black Bart : wicked, but brave -- Pillage and plunder : how to be a pirate, part 3 -- Pirate treasure : loot, booty, and swag -- Pirate hunters : ship ahoy! -- They got away ... : ... and lived to tell the tale! -- The black spot : ... and other gruesome ends -- Pirates in today's world : modern pirates, myths and legends.