<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>These 27 portraits of legendary buccaneers range all around the world to offer images of female freebooters from 480 BC to the 20th century -- all accurately depicted in full regalia.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>These 27 images of legendary freebooters range from Artemisia, a commander in the ancient Persian navy of Xerxes, to Huang P'ei-mei, a twentieth-century Chinese pirate who headed a force of more than 50,000 cutthroats. Pirate queens throughout the ages include Scandinavian, Irish, French, Moroccan, Chinese, and English women -- all accurately depicted in full regalia, armed with pistols and swords.<br><p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br><p>A portrait gallery of infamous female buccaneers, from 480 BC to modern times<br>These 27 images of legendary freebooters range from Artemisia, a commander in the ancient Persian navy of Xerxes, to Huang P'ei-mei, a twentieth-century Chinese pirate who headed a force of more than 50,000 cutthroats. Pirate queens throughout the ages include Scandinavian, Irish, French, Moroccan, Chinese, and English women--all accurately depicted in full regalia, armed with pistols and swords.<br>See every Dover book in print at<br><b>www.doverpublications.com</b><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>London-based illustrator John Green has created artwork for most of the major U.K. publishers and since 1983 has authored more than 140 Dover titles, including many of our bestsellers. Titles ranging from <i>Ballet Class</i> to <i>Horses of the World</i> reflect his amazing versatility and detailed research.
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