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

400 pages 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 94%
informative 73%
dark 21%
tense 21%
challenging 5%
funny 5%
inspiring 5%
sad 5%

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fast 10%

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