Highly illustrated with colour images and specially commissioned maps throughout, this is a unique exploration of the pirate world. Often romanticised in print

Relates the history of sea robbers who plundered ships' cargoes since ancient times, who flourished in the New World, and who remain active today, mainly in the

Will was the World’s Worst Pirate. He didn’t want to be a swashbuckling, treasure hunting buccaneer. He couldn’t even stand on deck without being seasick.

Highly illustrated with colour images and specially commissioned maps throughout, this is a unique exploration of the pirate world. Often romanticised in print