Pirates of the Atlantic

“Pirates have scoured the Atlantic coast from the 15th century to the present day. Separating the myth from reality, author Dan Conlin explains how piracy came to Atlantic Canada from rival European empires who sought to conquer and settle North America”.

Dan Conlin, a maritime historian and museum curator in Halifax, Nova Scotia engages the reader with this swashbuckling book filled with factual history and fascinating tales of days gone by.