BORN TO BE HANGED - Gentlemen Pirates . . . by KEITH THOMSON (1st Ed Hardcover)

Description: SOME OLDEN DAYS PIRATES WERE "ENGLISH GENTLEMEN" THIS RIVETING ACCOUNT OF PIRACY IN THE 17TH CENTURY tells the extraordinary story of a band of pirates - lowlife scoundrels from all walks of life, including so-called English gentlemen - who gathered on a Caribbean island and plotted daring raids on the Pacific coast. Author Keith Thomson writes his tale with a novelist's vigor and an invigorating sense of adventure - but it's a true story, based on contemporary reports, deep research and new sources. A reader has to choose between admiring these sea-going desperadoes or being horrified by them. THIS IS A FIRST EDITION HARDCOVER EDITION and is in fine condition, unmarked and pristine. The dust-jacket in intact and there are no signs of previous ownership such as an inscription or a bookplate. Contemporary pictures are interspersed in the text (see above). In addition to a general index, the author has provided details of his sources and a bibliography. Publishers: Little, Brown ISBN: 978-0-316-70361-1 Non-Fiction: History ++ All books sold by Mackie Books are packaged in bubble-wrap to guard against damage during shipping. + Click here to see other listings by Mackie Books on eBay, including American classics, biographies, and books on history. + We ship internationally through eBay's Global Shipping Program. + All the illustrations we post with our eBay listings are from the actual books being sold and are not stock pictures. + We like to get books to you in the condition described above. This means careful packaging - our specialty. + We use recycled material for packaging whenever possible - and we ask our friends to do this too!

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