David Cordingly was for 12 years on the staff of the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich, England, where he was curator of paintings and then head of exhibitions. He is a graduate of Oxford and the renowned author of the definitive book on pirates, Under the Black Flag, as well as Seafaring Women and Cochrane: The Real Master and Commander. Cordingly lives with his wife by the sea in Sussex, England.
“This is the most authoritative and highly literate account of
these pernicious people that I have ever read.”—Patrick O'Brian
“[A] wonderfully entertaining history of pirates and piracy . . . a
rip-roaring read . . . fascinating and unexpected.”—Men's
Journal
“[A] lively history . . . If you've ever been seduced by the myth
of the cutlass-wielding pirate, consider David
Cordingly's Under the Black Flag.”—USA Today, “Best
Bets”
“Engagingly told . . . a tale of the power of imaginative
literature to re-create the past.”—Los Angeles Times
“Entirely engaging and informative . . . a witty and spirited
book.”—The Washington Post Book World
“Plenty of thrills and adventure to satisfy any reader.”—The
Philadelphia Inquirer
"This is the most authoritative and highly literate account of
these pernicious people that I have ever read."-Patrick
O'Brian
"[A] wonderfully entertaining history of pirates and piracy . . . a
rip-roaring read . . . fascinating and unexpected."-Men's
Journal
"[A] lively history . . . If you've ever been seduced by the myth
of the cutlass-wielding pirate, consider David Cordingly's Under
the Black Flag."-USA Today, "Best Bets"
"Engagingly told . . . a tale of the power of imaginative
literature to re-create the past."-Los Angeles Times
"Entirely engaging and informative . . . a witty and spirited
book."-The Washington Post Book World
"Plenty of thrills and adventure to satisfy any reader."-The
Philadelphia Inquirer
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