275 Pages. Published 2015
Amazon: 4.5 stars
Me: 5 stars
From the time I heard the song Pirate Looks at Forty by Jimmy Buffett, and learned what a pirate was I was hooked. How could these guys live their lives at sea? Fighting, drinking, and whoring? I didn't find appeal in the latter aspects, as a woman, but it still fascinated me. The idea of living at sea for months at a time sounds thrilling. I'm too much of a wimp to take any long sailing trips where I can't see land, but that doesn't dampen my love of the water.
My Dad and I both love the water, boats, pirates, and stories about them. We've traded books over the years detailing famous pirates' lives, how to live and survive as a pirate, and captivating fictional pirate stories. I will make sure my Dad reads this book. Pirate Hunters catalogs John Mattera and John Chatterton's journey in their search for the famous pirate, Joseph Bannister.
Many books I've read give a general story of a several different pirates. Here, I received information on just one pirate, as well as, the lives of the divers searching for Bannister's ship, The Golden Fleece.
Joseph Bannister was different than other pirates. He wasn't always a pirate. He started out as a loyal and trusted merchant captain. He routngland to Jamaicinely sailed from Ea on his ship. Port Royal, Jamaica was the pirate haven during the golden age of piracy from the 1650s to the 1730s; right during Bannister's time.
On one of his voyages he picked up extra crew, robbed a Spanish ship, and turned pirate. Bannister became a very wanted man. He was captured, tried and acquitted. The British finally captured him again after an historic battle. Bannister was careening (cleaning the bottom of his ship ashore) and two English Navy boats found and trapped him and, pretty much, went to war with him. He escaped that night, but was found and hanged soon after.
The night Bannister fought with the English Navy his ship, The Golden Fleece, was sunk in Samana Bay, Dominican Republic. John Mattera and John Chatterton work for Tracy Bowden searching for the shipwreck. Pirate Hunters retraces the men's journey as they search for the wreck. The reader learns about the three mens' lives, as well as, learning about Bannister's. During their journey, Chatterton and Mattera face as many obstacles as a modern day pirate would. This gipping novel keeps you on the edge of your seat.
You can find this book at Amazon, Barnes and Noble, or your local library.
Happy reading!
On one of his voyages he picked up extra crew, robbed a Spanish ship, and turned pirate. Bannister became a very wanted man. He was captured, tried and acquitted. The British finally captured him again after an historic battle. Bannister was careening (cleaning the bottom of his ship ashore) and two English Navy boats found and trapped him and, pretty much, went to war with him. He escaped that night, but was found and hanged soon after.
The night Bannister fought with the English Navy his ship, The Golden Fleece, was sunk in Samana Bay, Dominican Republic. John Mattera and John Chatterton work for Tracy Bowden searching for the shipwreck. Pirate Hunters retraces the men's journey as they search for the wreck. The reader learns about the three mens' lives, as well as, learning about Bannister's. During their journey, Chatterton and Mattera face as many obstacles as a modern day pirate would. This gipping novel keeps you on the edge of your seat.
You can find this book at Amazon, Barnes and Noble, or your local library.
Happy reading!
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