A Pirate's Life for She: Swashbuckling Women Through the Ages by Duncombe, Laura Sook
A Pirate's Life for She: Swashbuckling Women Through the Ages by Duncombe, Laura Sook

A Pirate's Life for She: Swashbuckling Women Through the Ages

Pirates are an enduring popular subject, depicted often in songs, stories, and Halloween costumes. Yet the truth...
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Author: Laura Sook Duncombe
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Language: English
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A Pirate's Life for She: Swashbuckling Women Through the Ages by Duncombe, Laura Sook

A Pirate's Life for She: Swashbuckling Women Through the Ages

$43.00
A Pirate's Life for She: Swashbuckling Women Through the Ages by Duncombe, Laura Sook

A Pirate's Life for She: Swashbuckling Women Through the Ages

$43.00
Author: Laura Sook Duncombe
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Description
Pirates are an enduring popular subject, depicted often in songs, stories, and Halloween costumes. Yet the truth about pirate women--who they were, why they went to sea, and what their lives were really like--is seldom a part of the conversation. In this Seven Seas history of the world's female buccaneers, A Pirate's Life for She tells the story of 16 women who through the ages who sailed alongside--and sometimes in command of--their male counterparts. These women came from all walks of life but had one thing in common: a desire for freedom.

History has largely ignored these female swashbucklers, until now. Here are their stories, from ancient Norse princess Alfhild to Sayyida al-Hurra of the Barbary corsairs; from Grace O'Malley, who terrorized shipping operations around the British Isles during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I; to Cheng I Sao, who commanded a fleet of 1,400 ships off China in the early 19th century.

Author Laura Sook Duncombe takes an honest look at these women, acknowledging that they are not easy heroines: they are lawbreakers. A Pirate's Life for She tells their full stories, focusing on the reasons they became pirates. It is possible to admire the courage, determination, and skills these women possessed without endorsing her actions. These are the remarkable stories of women who took control of their own destinies in a world where the odds were against them, empowering young women to reach for their own dreams.

Author: Laura Sook Duncombe
Publisher: Chicago Review Press
Published: 10/01/2019
Pages: 224
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.93lbs
Size: 8.60h x 5.50w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9781641600552
Audience: Young Adult


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 08/01/2019
School Library Journal 11/01/2019 pg. 81

About the Author
Laura Sook Duncombe is an author, lawyer, and feminist who enjoys Star Wars, Broadway, and Sherlock Holmes (when she's not out pirating). She lives in Tulsa, Oklahoma, with her husband and sons.
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