Cawthorne N. A History of Pirates. Blood and Thunder on the High Seas

Edison, NJ: Chartwell Books, Inc., 2004. — 240 p. — ISBN: 0785818561.A History of Pirates looks at the reality behind these legends and reveals a world often as gripping as anything acted out by Errol Flynn. It portrays the pirates, their weapons, their ships, their victims and their hideouts, including the 'pirate capital city' Port Royal on Jamaica, the 'wickedest city in the world'.