Why did people become pirates? What was the pirate code? When was the Golden Age of Piracy? Who were the most famous women pirates? Find all the answers in this book, and more, with photographs, stunning illustrations, clear step-by-step text and links to carefully chosen websites.

Chapters in this book include:
- Who were pirates?
- The Golden Age
- The pirate code
- A pirate ship
- Meet the crew
- Life at sea
- What to wear
- Attack!
- Booty
- Land ahoy!
- Famous pirates
- Women in disguise
- End of an era
- Beneath the waves