The Teaching Of Blackbeard [Paperback]

Three boys form a gang that roams seventeenth century Bristol, sharing scrapes, righting wrongs and breaking hearts until a love tangle flings them apart. Years later, one has become a notorious buccaneer, another is a failed adventurer whose last chance of success is to rid the Caribbean of pirates; Fate brings the old rivals into collision one last time. With calamitous storms, sea battles, pirate fiestas, corrupt politicians, slavery and a ducking stool, the full flavour of Blackbeard's time is brought to life.