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The Whydah: A Pirate Ship Feared, Wrecked, and Found

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Availability:Out of StockContributor:Martin W. SandlerAudience:Ages 9-12Publish date:2017-03-14Pages:176
Language:EnglishPublisher:Candlewick Press (MA)ISBN-13:9780763680336ISBN-10:763680338UPC:9780763680336Book Category:Juvenile NonfictionBook Subcategory:Transportation, Pirates, HistoryBook Topic:Boats, Ships & Underwater Craft, Exploration & DiscoveryAward:2018 Yalsa Award for Excellence in Non-Fiction for Young Adults Finalist - Young Adult Nonfiction AwardSize:9.10 x 7.20 x 0.80 inchesWeight:1.1508Product ID:SCJKQ9TRBG
A 2018 YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults Finalist

The exciting true story of the captaincy, wreck, and discovery of the Whydah -- the only pirate ship ever found -- and the incredible mysteries it revealed.

The 1650s to the 1730s marked the golden age of piracy, when fearsome pirates like Blackbeard ruled the waves, seeking not only treasure but also large and fast ships to carry it. The Whydah was just such a ship, built to ply the Triangular Trade route, which it did until one of the greediest pirates of all, Black Sam Bellamy, commandeered it. Filling the ship to capacity with treasure, Bellamy hoped to retire with his bounty -- but in 1717 the ship sank in a storm off Cape Cod. For more than two hundred years, the wreck of the Whydah (and the riches that went down with it) eluded treasure seekers, until the ship was finally found in 1984 by marine archaeologists. The artifacts brought up from the ocean floor are priceless, both in value and in the picture they reveal of life in that much-mythologized era, changing much of what we know about pirates.
Language:EnglishPublisher:Candlewick Press (MA)ISBN-13:9780763680336ISBN-10:763680338UPC:9780763680336Book Category:Juvenile NonfictionBook Subcategory:Transportation, Pirates, HistoryBook Topic:Boats, Ships & Underwater Craft, Exploration & DiscoveryAward:2018 Yalsa Award for Excellence in Non-Fiction for Young Adults Finalist - Young Adult Nonfiction AwardSize:9.10 x 7.20 x 0.80 inchesWeight:1.1508Product ID:SCJKQ9TRBG
Martin W. Sandler has written more than seventy books for children and adults, including Iron Rails, Iron Men, and the Race to Link the Nation: The Story of the Transcontinental Railroad and The Impossible Rescue: The True Story of an Amazing Arctic Adventure. Martin W. Sandler lives with his wife on Cape Cod.
Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)

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🏆 2018 Yalsa Award for Excellence in Non-Fiction for Young Adults Finalist - Young Adult Nonfiction Award

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