The Boy Pirates
The Boy Pirates by J. R. EUEN is a captivating tale set in the 17th century, published by CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform on August 11, 2014. This edition spans 328 pages and is presented in English. The story follows ten-year-old Carlyle, an orphan who embarks on a journey to London but is instead captured by a pirate press gang. As he sails aboard the ‘Black Prince,’ Carlyle learns the ways of piracy under the harsh rule of Black Bert, navigating the challenges of life at sea alongside fellow orphans and a wounded albatross.
Readers will find an adventurous narrative filled with action and intrigue as Carlyle faces mutiny, battles, and the unpredictable nature of the ocean. The plot unfolds with themes of friendship and survival, as Carlyle must rely on the skills he learned from his late father to endure the perils of piracy. The story also explores the dynamics of power among the pirates and the consequences of their bold actions against ships bound for the American Colonies. With elements of adventure and the harsh realities of life on the high seas, this book offers an engaging experience for fans of teen and young adult literature.
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Orphaned in 17th century Whitby, ten years old Carlyle sets off to London to seek his fortune, but is kidnapped by a pirate press gang along with five other street urchins to sail on the ‘Black Prince’ and learn the pirate ways under the leadership of the tyrannical Black Bert. On an epic voyage to the West Indies, he makes friends with another orphan called Woody and a wounded albatross he named Arnie. Carlyle will need all the skills acquired on his late father’s fishing boat to survive life on a pirate ship. A mutiny on the ‘Black Prince’ left many dead, as Black Bert struggled to assert his authority. War the outcome hangs in the balance. What will become of Woody when he jumps ship in Nassau? Will Carlyle survive a Sea battles, cannon-fire, hurricanes and swordplay, are all elements of a pirate’s way of life. The pirates become bolder, their fleet expanding. Attacks on ships sailing to the fledgling American Colonies, bring retribution. In a fierce battle with a British Man-o-shipwreck on the captured Spanish frigate ‘Stella de Cadiz’, renamed ‘Pieces of Eight’? Will they ever see Old England’s shores again?
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