Was the legendary pirate Blackbeard really as bad as his reputation claims? In this biography for general readers and history buffs, journalist Cabell, historian Thomas, and travel writer Richards bra
The execution of Captain William Kidd on 23 May 1701 is one of the most controversial and revealing episodes in the long history of piracy. The legend that has grown up around Kidd’s final voyage, his
What was clear to the original readers of Scripture is not always clear to us. Because of the cultural distance between the biblical world and our contemporary setting, we often bring modern Western b
