Blackbeard: his very name conjures up the glint of a razor-sharp cutlass, a sinister eye-patch, and trembling victims walking the plank. No ship was safe from him and his fellow scoundrels, and tales of their villainy have passed into legend. As rich and tantalizing as the very treasures Blackbeard seized, this swashbuckling storybook captures all the danger and adventure of life on the high seas With its lavish art--including illustrations of mysterious objects that may have belonged to Blackbeard himself--it's sure to rouse the spirits of all pirate enthusiasts!