The Only Life That Mattered bookcover

The Only Life That Mattered

The Short and Merry Lives of Anne Bonny, Mary Read, and Calico Jack
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Description

Based on the true story of two women fated to become pirates and the man who accepted them as equals. James Nelson takes the real, historical record on Mary, Anne, and Jack and adds to it the rich tapestry of imagination, bringing these figures and their times to life.

Product Details

PublisherMcBooks Press
Publish DateOctober 01, 2004
Pages414
LanguageEnglish
TypeBook iconPaperback / softback
EAN/UPC9781590130605
Dimensions8.5 X 5.6 X 1.1 inches | 1.1 pounds

About the Author

James L. Nelson is the award-winning author of more than twenty works of maritime fiction and history. His books cover the gamut from Vikings to piracy in Colonial America to naval action during the American Revolution and the Civil War. His novel Glory in the Name was the winner of the American Library Association/William Young Boyd Award for Best Military Fiction and his nonfiction George Washington's Secret Navy won the Naval Order's Samuel Eliot Morison Award for Naval Literature. He has lectured all over the country and has appeared on the Discovery Channel, History Channel, and BookTV. He currently lives in Harpswell, Maine, with his former Golden Hinde shipmate and wife, Lisa.

Reviews

"[Nelson is] a master of both his period and the English language." --Patrick O'Brian
"Nelson's portrayal of the pirate menace and its unique seagoing society is thorough, accurate, colorful, and utterly convincing, providing a full broadside of reading entertainment." --Publishers Weekly

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