{"product_id":"9781845132095","title":"If a Pirate I Must Be ...: The True Story of Bartholomew Roberts, King of the Caribbean","description":"\u003cp\u003eHe drank tea rather than rum. He banned women and gambling on his ships. He never made his prisoners walk the plank, preferring to invite them into his cabin for a friendly chat.And during the course of his extraordinary two-and-ahalf-year career as a pirate captain, he captured 400 prizes and brought trade in the eastern Caribbean to a virtual halt.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this enthralling book, Richard Sanders tells the remarkable story of Bartholomew Roberts, greatest of the Caribbean pirates. Combining ground-breaking research with vivid story-telling, Sanders brings to life a fascinating all-male world, full of theatre and ritual, far richer and more complex than the pirate stereotype. Grippingly written and full of adventure, intrigue and insight, If a Pirate I Must Be is a tale of pirates as they really were - and of the strange and cruel world that produced them.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Richard Sanders","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57021410115744,"sku":"9781845132095","price":15.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0582\/8637\/5072\/files\/9781845132095.jpg?v=1778889843","url":"https:\/\/rivendell-books.com\/products\/9781845132095","provider":"Rivendell Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}