The Whydah

A Pirate Ship Feared, Wrecked, and Found

By: Martin W. Sandler

Narrated by: Jeff Cummings

A 2018 YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults Finalist

The exciting true story of the captaincy, wreck, and discovery of the Whydah - the only pirate ship ever found - and the incredible mysteries it revealed.

The 1650s to the 1730s marked the golden age of piracy, when fearsome pirates like Blackbeard ruled the waves, seeking not only treasure but also large and fast ships to carry it. The Whydah was just such a ship, built to ply the Triangular Trade route, which it did until one of the greediest pirates of all, Black Sam Bellamy, commandeered it. Filling the ship to capacity with treasure, Bellamy hoped to retire with his bounty - but in 1717 the ship sank in a storm off Cape Cod. For more than two hundred years, the wreck of the Whydah (and the riches that went down with it) eluded treasure seekers, until the ship was finally found in 1984 by marine archaeologists. The artifacts brought up from the ocean floor are priceless, both in value and in the picture they reveal of life in that much-mythologized era, changing much of what we know about pirates.

©2017 Martin W. Sandler, original book published by Candlewick Press. (P)2018 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.

A must for any authentic pirate enthusiast!

Loved the research, history, facts, and storyline. I have read and listened to over 25 books on pirates and thought I knew quite a lot. However, I was amazed at what I learned from Martin Sandler's research.

An excellent performance by the narrator. He was entertaining, great voice inflections and tone change for different characters or circumstances. Overall a great story teller.

Between the author and the narrator's outstanding presentation, I am inspired to put down a new adventure on my bucket list of things I must do. A visit to Berry Cliffords', "Whydah Museum" , in Cape Cod. I can't wait...

FASCINATING

This book caught me attention immediately. Fascinating from start to finish. A factual journey from the past to the present.

very informative

I learned alot about lirates that I did not know it was very informative and interesting