In a page-turning tale brimming with adventure, author Richard
Sanders tells of the remarkable exploits of Bartholomew Roberts
(better known as Black Bart), the greatest of the Caribbean
pirates. He drank tea instead of rum. He banned women and gambling
on his ships. He never made his prisoners walk the plank, instead
inviting them into his cabin for a friendly chat. And during the
course of his extraordinary two-and-a-half-year career as a pirate
captain, he captured four hundred prizes and brought trade in the
eastern Caribbean to a standstill. In If a Pirate I Must Be...,
Richard Sanders tells the larger-than-life story of Bartholomew
Roberts, a.k.a. Black Bart. Born in a rural town, Roberts rose from
third mate on a slave ship to pirate captain in a matter of months.
Before long, his combination of audaciousness and cunning won him
fame and fortune from the fisheries of Newfoundland to the slave
ports of West Africa. Sanders brings to life a fascinating world of
theater and ritual, where men (a third of whom were black) lived a
close-knit, egalitarian life, democratically electing their
officers and sharing their spoils. They were highly (if
surreptitiously) popular with many merchants, with whom they struck
incredibly lucrative deals. Yet with a fierce team of Royal Navy
pirate hunters tracking his every move, Roberts' heyday would prove
a brief one, and with his capture, the Golden Age of pirates would
pass into the lore and legend of books and movies. Based on
historical records, journals and letters from pirates under
Roberts' command, and on writings by Roberts himself, If a Pirate I
Must Be... is the true story of the greatest pirate ever to sail
the Caribbean. Skyhorse Publishing, along with our Arcade, Good
Books, Sports Publishing, and Yucca imprints, is proud to publish a
broad range of biographies, autobiographies, and memoirs. Our list
includes biographies on well-known historical figures like Benjamin
Franklin, Nelson Mandela, and Alexander Graham Bell, as well as
villains from history, such as Heinrich Himmler, John Wayne Gacy,
and O. J. Simpson. We have also published survivor stories of World
War II, memoirs about overcoming adversity, first-hand tales of
adventure, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes
a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are
committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to
authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.
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