Pirates and Privateers
The History of Maritime
Piracy
Cindy Vallar, Editor
& Reviewer
P.O. Box 425,
Keller, TX 76244-0425
   
The Bookaneer
There is no frigate like a book to
take us lands away. ~ Emily Dickinson
Avast
there! The Bookaneer sails the high sea in
search of books of interest to pirates young and
old. Feel free to browse the latest reviewed
titles or click on the links below to access
reviews of specific genres and subjects.
A special note
to authors and publicists
Since
1993, I've been reviewing books for a
variety of publications. Initially, those
publications included Appraisal: Science
Books for Young People, The Book
Report, VOYA, Library Media
Connection, and School Library
Journal. Later, I reviewed books
online for Ivy Quill Reviews, Simply
E-Books, and Discovering Diamonds.
Today, my reviews appear in Historical Novels
Review and Goodreads.com.
At Pirates and Privateers, I
review fiction and nonfiction books for
children or adults. These volumes
primarily deal with piracy, privateering,
navies, and the maritime world. Most
stories and histories are set in the past
prior to 1900, although I occasionally
venture into more recent times and future
scenarios. Pirates and Privateers is
open to submissions, so if you would me to
consider reviewing your latest book,
please contact
me.

    
The Bookaneer's Latest Reviews
The
Tortuga Plantation
by James L. Nelson
A letter of patent, recovered from a shipwreck,
gives Jean-Baptiste LeBoeuf an idea: assume the
recipient's name and take possession of the
plantation on Tortuga. He may pass as a French
nobleman; his fellow boucaniers probably
not. Still, the land offers peace and shelter,
both of which he seeks. But he is not the only
man with plans for the plantation. A Spaniard
from Santo Domingo has his own dreams, and this
acreage provides him with the opportunity to mix
illicit trade with his more legitimate duties as
lieutenant governor. Sooner or later there must
be a reckoning.
(Historical
Fiction -- Pirates)
The
Problem of Piracy in the Early Modern World
edited by John Coakley, C. Nathan Kwan, and
David Wilson
Little agreement on the definition of piracy
has led to difficulties both in the
prosecution of maritime predators and in study
of them. A person labeled a legitimate
seafarer one day may soon find himself a pirate the
next. The same is true from one country to the
next and from one region to another. These
essays examine piracy and how states in
various seas around the world viewed these
marauders between 1400 and 1800.
(History:
Piracy)
    
The Bookaneer's Treasure Chests
of Reviews
Books for Young Pirates
(picture books)
Books
for Pirate Apprentices
(chapter, middle grade, young adult books)
Books
for Adult Pirates ~ Fiction
Books for Adult
Pirates ~ Nonfiction
A
special note to readers
The
United States Federal Trade
Commission has issued guidelines
for online reviewers, which
include disclosing to you that
publishers, publicists, and
authors send me review books and
media for free. Sometimes I
request these review copies;
sometimes I do not. In either
case, I am free to choose
whether or not I publish a
review of these items, although
the sender hopes that I will do
so. After I have read these
submissions, I add the free
review copies to my personal
library collection, donate them
to libraries or other worthy
causes, or use them as prizes I
award to contest winners. If
anyone wishes to know what I did
with a specific title reviewed
here, I'll be happy to disclose
that information.
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