George Beahm’s latest book, Caribbean Pirates: A Treasure Chest of Fact, Fiction, and Folklore is now available! From the flap copy:
Is a pirate’s life for you? Here’s how to live the life of a Caribbean pirate!
Think you know everything there is to know about pirates, do you? Well me bucko, you’ve got a lot to learn, and here’s where you can drink your fill!
I’m “Scurvy Dog†George Beahm and, along with “Long John†Tim Kirk (a former Disney artist), we’re here to take you on a pirate cruise to the Caribbean, where you can shoot, scoot, and loot to your plundering heart’s content. We’ll show you how to find your sea legs and get you ship-shape so you can sail the high seas and pillage the New World with the most ferocious cutthroats that ever hoisted the Jolly Roger! Well, “arrr†you ready?
With artwork commissioned especially for this book from artist Tim Kirk, and illustrated with 145 full-color photos, this book tells you everything you’d want to know about Caribbean pirates! How to talk, dress, and live like a pirate on cruises and at pirate festivals. Where to find the best pirate museums in the world. A quiz to test your pirate knowledge. And, best of all, a no-holds-barred look at pirate history through the lens of Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean. Were pirates really hung? Who was Davy Jones? Were there cannibals in the Caribbean? Find out in this fun and fact-filled book!
George Beahm is the author of more than 20 pop culture books including The Whimsic Alley Book of Spells, Muggles and Magic, and Fact, Fiction, and Folklore in Harry Potter’s World. He lives in Williamsburg, Virginia.
Tim Kirk is a five-time Hugo Award winning illustrator who has worked for Disney’s famed Imagineering division. He lives in Long Beach, California.
Britton McDaniel is a freelance artist. Her recent credits include interior art for Fact, Fiction, and Folklore in Harry Potter’s World and a cover design for The Truth about Medium. She lives in Mechanicsville, Virginia.