Ebook: Pirate Dictionary

Compilation of famous pirates and nautical terms. Did you know that Bartolomew Roberts was a distinguished, elegant and courteous pirate, music lover, teetotaler and that he did not allow gambling with money or duels on board...? That when Blackbeard went to combat, he placed hemp wicks soaked in saltpeter, lit under his fur hat, in order to appear surrounded by black smoke and cause terror...? Do you know the difference between a pirate, a buccaneer, a privateer and a filibuster...? Would you distinguish a cutlass from a saber...? This book contains all the documentation that I used to write the novel THE CIRCULAR PIRATES. Sorted in dictionary format for easy searching, it is an excellent source for authors who wish to embark on the wonderful adventure of writing a pirate story.