Contents

Introduction

1   Dawn of the Pirates

2   Gatekeepers of Valhalla

3   Medieval Maiden Warriors

4   A Cinderella Story Among the Corsairs

5   The Virgin Queen and Her Pirates

6   The Golden Age

7   His Majesty’s Royal Pirates

8   “If He Had Fought Like a Man, He Need Not Have Been Hang’d Like a Dog”

9   Pirates of the New World

10   Women on the Edge

11   The Most Successful Pirate of All Time

12   Veterans of the American Wars

13   Evil Incarnate and the Dragon Lady

14   The Pirates of the Silver Screen

Acknowledgments

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Index