You Wouldn't Want to Be a Pirate's Prisoner! (Revised Edition) (You Wouldn't Want to…: History of the World)

Do you think being a Roman galdiator seems glamorous? Does exploring the wild frontier as an American pioneer sound exciting? Think again! As you'll discover in this lively series, history definitely has a dark side. These revised titles include helpful new features-along with the same hilarious illustrations, captions, and sidebars that have made this series a hit with kids everywhere! What's it like to be captured by pirates? Pirates have many ingenious tortures, and once they have what they want from you, the best you can hope for is to be maronned on an island.

John Malam studied archaeology at the University of Birmingham, England, and worked as an archaeologist at historic sites across Britain before becoming a full-time writer. He specializes in children's non-fiction. He has written more than one hundred books, including "An Ancient Greek Temple, Ancient Egyptian Jobs "and "Titanic, Shipwrecks and Sunken Treasure."




Antram was born in Brighton, England. He studied at Eastbourne College of Art and then worked in advertising for 15 years before becoming a full-time artist.