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A Brief Historical Outline
The word Pirate brings to mind buried treasure, walking the
plank, parrots, cutlasses, black eye patches, wooden legs, pieces of eight,
and jolly Roger flags. How close are these images, though, to the real world
of pirates? Who were these men and how did they live their lives?
Texts abbreviated from
http://unmuseum.mus.pa.us/pirate.htm
There are numerous terms used to describe the life of piracy. some of the
more common are Brethren of the Coast or Brotherhood of the
Coast, On the Account, Gentleman of Fortune,
Sea Dog, Sailing with the Devil, Sailing Under Articles.
Often Pirates would claim they sailed under no flag, meaning they belonged
to no nation.
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