Born to Be Hanged: The Epic Story of the Gentlemen Pirates Who Raided the South Seas, Rescued a Princess, and Stole a Fortune by Keith Thomson

Born to Be Hanged: The Epic Story of the Gentlemen Pirates Who Raided the South Seas, Rescued a Princess, and Stole a Fortune

Keith Thomson with Feodor Chin (Narrator)

9 hours, 41 minutes first pub 2022 (editions)

nonfiction biography history adventurous informative tense medium-paced

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For readers of Nathaniel Philbrick and David McCullough, a riveting account of the roguish acts of the first pirates to raid the Pacific in a crusade that ended in a sensational trial back in England. The year is 1680, in the heart of the Golden A...

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adventurous 92%
informative 80%
dark 20%
tense 20%
challenging 4%
funny 4%
inspiring 4%
lighthearted 4%
sad 4%

Pace

medium 51%
slow 33%
fast 14%

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3.54

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