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Record Nr.

UNINA9910819974103321

Autore

Deary Terry

Titolo

The pirate lord / / Terry Deary; illustrated by Helen Flook

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : A&C Black, 2011

ISBN

1-4729-5237-5

1-280-11874-1

9786613523037

1-4081-8106-1

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (65 p.)

Collana

Terry Deary's pirate tales

Disciplina

823.92

Soggetti

Pirates

English fiction

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; The Pirate Lord; Chapter One: Mists and Mutton; Chapter Two: Gold and Goodbyes; Chapter Three: Riches and Robin; Chapter Four: Storms and Skulls; Chapter Five: Salt and Sun; Chapter Six: Pacific Plots; Chapter Seven: Ladders and Lanterns; Chapter Eight: Noose and Neck; Chapter Nine: Boats and Bullets; Chapter Ten: Wealth and Wounds; Epilogue

Sommario/riassunto

Plymouth, 1577 Tom is a cabin boy for Captain Francis Drake, on his mission to steal South American gold from the Spanish fleet. Can Tom survive the trip round the world, through waves three times the height of their tiny ship, help Drake defeat the Spanish galleons - and come back rich? A fantastic story blending pirate legend with historical fact and Terry Deary 's vividly imagined characters!