Pirate Fever! by Eleyne Austen Sharp
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USD 1,995.95 |
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USD 1,995.95 |
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Saturday, September 06, 2008 |
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Tuesday, September 16, 2008 |
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Newport, RI |
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This auction is for 250 autographed PIRATE FEVER! books by Eleyne Austen Sharp in excellent condition! PIRATE FEVER! The Buccaneer's Guide to Tales, Trails and Treasure in North America by Eleyne Austen Sharp Avast, ye' Sprogs! D' ye' dream o' black flags, gold coins an' treasure isles? D' ye' squint an' swagger an' sleep in puffy shirts an' eyepatches? Written like yer right thar at th' pub gettin' an earful o' drunken tales by an ol' seadog, "PIRATE FEVER! The Buccaneer's Guide to Tales, Trails and Treasure in North America" be gettin' great, gran' reviews from pirate fans throughout th' Seven Seas. (All others 'ave been marooned or shot.) Part One—It Takes A Pillage: Th' Book Reader's Code, How T' Read This Book (if ye've got one eye or more), Th' Plain Truth 'Bout Pirates (more or less), an’ short bios on Henry Avery, Samuel Bellamy, Blackbeard, Stede Bonnet, Anne Bonny, Cheng I Sao, Sir Francis Drake, William Kidd, Jean Lafitte, Edward Low, Henry Morgan, Grace O'Malley, "Calico Jack" Rackham, Mary Read, "Black Bart" Roberts an' Thomas Tew. Part Two—Th’ Fever Spreads: Th’ Greatest Pirate Story E’er Told, famous pirate movies an’ thar actors (Errol Flynn an’ Johnny Depp), Plunderin' th' Cyberseas, treasure huntin’ plus profiles o’ present-day pirates, includin' John "Ol' Chumbucket" Baur an' Mark "Cap'n Slappy" Summers, th' founders o' Talk Like A Pirate Day. Part Three—Buccaneer Bash: how t’ dress an’ talk like a pirate, Ye’ Olde Pirate Glossary, recipes, drinkin’ songs, Yer Pirate Persona an’ Some Very Bad Pirate Jokes. Part Four—Ports o’ Call: North American pirate attractions, events, organizations and missin’ treasure in th’ Atlantic Coast, Great Lakes, Gulf Coast, New England an’ Pacific Coast regions. (Th’ author be addin’ updated listin’s at www.piratefever.com.) Also included be pirate illustrations created by Howard Pyle an’ Jason Eckhardt, Rhode Island descendant o’ Thomas Tew. (Disclaimer: While "PIRATE FEVER!" be an amusin' treasure fer all ye' Sassy-pants an' Drivelswiggers, it may not be suitable fer half-pirates. O' course, if ye' want yer precious wee ones t' hear about all sorts o' murderin', thievin', drinkin', hangins' an' general rantin' an' roarin' -- aye, let th' lil' fishies read thar eyes out!)
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