![]() ![]() ![]() Each profile is followed by fascinating information about the real life Leigh Lewis is the author of Pirate Queens: Dauntless Women Who Dared to Rule the High Seas, released Januby National Geographic. And there are more! Each pirate profile includes a dramatic original poem presented against a backdrop of gorgeous full-color art by award-winning illustrator Sara Woolley Gomez. Get the scoop on Anne Bonny who famously ran away from an arranged marriage to don trousers and brandish a pistol in the Bahamas. This wow-worthy book proves that women have been making their mark in all aspects of history―even the high seas! Meet Ching Shih, a Chinese pirate who presided over a fleet of 80,000 men (by contrast, Blackbeard had some 300). Leigh Lewis is the author of Pirate Queens: Dauntless Women Who Dared to Rule the High Seas, released Januby National Geographic. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |