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Pirates are a frequent topic in fiction and are associated with certain stereotypical manners of speaking and dress, some of them wholly fictional. Some inventions of pirate culture such as "walking the plank" were popularized by J. M. Barrie's novel, Peter Pan, where Captain Hook's pirates helped define the fictional pirate archetype. Robert Newton's portrayal of Long John Silver in Disney's 1950 film adaptation of Treasure Island also helped define the modern rendition of a pirate. The recent Pirates of the Caribbean films have helped kindle modern interest in piracy and have succeeded quite handsomely in box office grosses.

The classic Gilbert and Sullivan operetta The Pirates of Penzance focuses on the Pirate King and his hopeless band of pirates on the South coast of England. The Pirate King is often believed to be inspiration for Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp's character in Pirates of the Caribbean). Various variants on the pirate idea exist, notably "space pirates" in science fiction, such as the TV series "Firefly," that imagine future space shipping subject to similar pressures as shipping in the Age of Exploration. Pirates are also common mascots and names of sports teams.

While pirates are generally terrible people, folklore has romanticized them (as with other similar figures drawing on the "bad man with a heart of gold" theme). Some pirates are even portrayed in a Robin Hood-type manner, which is not as far-fetched as it may sound since he was basically a land pirate. We don't know whether pirates would beat ninjas in a battle (ninjas are pretty cool, too), but the thought of a bunch of wild dandies sailing the lonely seas in search of adventure and gold is pretty intriguing.

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	Barbary Pirates Landmark #31 by C. S. Forester from Random House for 5th-9th grade in American Landmark Books (Location: VIN-LAND)
	Curse of Carne's Hold by G. A. Henty from Robinson Curriculum for 6th-10th grade in G. A. Henty Books (Location: FIC-HEN)
	Dark Frigate by Charles Boardman Hawes, illustrated by Warrenn Chappell from Little, Brown & Company for 5th-8th grade in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV) $15.00 (1 in stock)
	Doctor Dolittle and the Pirates by Al Perkins from Random House for Preschool-2nd grade in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE) $3.50 (1 in stock)
	Edward and the Pirates by David McPhail from Little, Brown & Company for Kindergarten-3rd grade in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE)
	Famous Pirates of the New World World Landmark #35 by A. B. C Whipple from Random House for 5th-8th grade in World Landmark Books (Location: VIN-LAN)
	Great Pirate Stories by Joseph L. French 2nd Printing, 1923 from Brentano's Publishers for 8th-Adult in Pirates (Location: HISV-PIRATE)
	History of Pirates Blood and Thunder on the High Seas by Nigel Cawthorne from Chartwell Books for 8th-Adult in Pirates (Location: HISV-PIRATE)
	How I Became a Pirate by Melinda Long from Harcourt for Preschool-1st grade in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE) $16.00
	In the Hands of the Malays A Collection of Short Stories by G. A. Henty from Robinson Curriculum for 6th-10th grade in G. A. Henty Books (Location: FIC-HEN)
	Innocent Voyage or A High Wind in Jamaica by Richard Hughes, illustrated by Lynd Ward from Heritage Press for 4th-7th grade in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC) $7.00 (2 in stock)
	Ireland's Pirate Queen by Anne Chambers from MJF Books for 11th-Adult in Biographies (Location: BIO) $6.00 (1 in stock)
	Jack Plank Tells Tales by Natalie Babbitt First Edition (first thus) from MDC Books for 4th-6th grade in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV) $8.00 (1 in stock)
	Kidnapped by Robert Louis Stevenson, illustrated by L'uboslav Pal'o for 7th-12th grade in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV)
	Kidnapped Illustrated Junior Library Series 3 by Robert Louis Stevenson, illustrated by Lynd Ward from Grosset & Dunlap for 5th-9th grade in Illustrated Junior Library (Location: VIN-IJL)
	Kidnapped Illustrated Junior Library Series 2 by Robert Louis Stevenson, illustrated by Lynd Ward from Grosset & Dunlap for 5th-10th grade in Illustrated Junior Library (Location: VIN-IJL)
	Kidnapped by Robert Louis Stevenson; illustrated by William Sharp from Random House Action/Adventure for 5th-9th grade in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC) $6.50 (1 in stock)
	Kidnapped (The Original Text) Or, the Lad with the Silver Button by Robert Louis Stevenson, edited with an introduction and notes by Barry Menikoff from Huntington Library for 9th-Adult in 19th Century Literature (Location: LIT6-19)
	Mysterious Voyage of Captain Kidd Landmark #122 by A.B.C. Whipple from Random House for 5th-9th grade in Vintage History & Biographies (Location: VIN-HIS)
	Mysterious Voyage of Captain Kidd Landmark #122 by A.B.C. Whipple from Purple House Press for 5th-9th grade in Pirates (Location: HISV-PIRATE) $14.99
	Peter Pan by J. M. Barrie, illustrated by Greg Hildebrandt from Unicorn Publishing House for 4th-8th grade in Fantasy Fiction (Location: FIC-FAN)
	Peter Pan Dover Evergreen Classics by J. M. Barrie from Dover Publications for 4th-8th grade in Fantasy Fiction (Location: FIC-FAN) $5.99 $3.00 (1 in stock)
	Peter Pan in Scarlet by Geraldine McCaughrean from Margaret K. McElderry Books for 4th-6th grade in Fantasy Fiction (Location: FIC-FAN) $8.99
	Pirate Diary: The Journal of Jake Carpenter by Richard Platt from Candlewick Press for 2nd-6th grade in Pirates (Location: HISV-PIRATE)
	Pirate Lafitte and the Battle of New Orleans Landmark #19 by Robert Tallant from Random House for 5th-9th grade in American Landmark Books (Location: VIN-LAND)
	Pirates by Catriona Clarke from Usborne for 1st-2nd grade in Usborne Beginners (Location: SCI-USBREA) $2.70 (1 in stock)
	Pirates by Joshua B. Feder 1^st edition from Mallard Press for 4th-6th grade in Pirates (Location: HISV-PIRATE) $7.50 (1 in stock)
	Pirates An Illustrated History by Nigel Cawthorne from Chartwell Books for 4th-8th grade in Pirates (Location: HISV-PIRATE) $8.00 (1 in stock)
	Real Book About Pirates by Samuel Epstein & Beryl Williams from Garden City Books for 4th-8th grade in Vintage Nonfiction (Location: VIN-NFIC)
	Roving Commission Or, Through the Black Insurrection of Hayti by G. A. Henty from Robinson Curriculum for 6th-10th grade in G. A. Henty Books (Location: FIC-HEN)
	Sailing Ships by Thomas Bayley for 4th-6th grade in Ships, Boats & Submarines (Location: HISV-SHIP) $7.00 (1 in stock)
	Sea Rogues' Gallery by Gordon Newell from Superior Publishing Company for Adult in Nautical History (Location: VIN-NAUT)
	Story of Stephen Decatur Grosset & Dunlap Signature #29 by Iris Vinton, illustrated by Graham Kaye from Grosset & Dunlap Biography for 3rd-8th grade in Grosset & Dunlap Signature Books (Location: VIN-SIG)
	Story of the Barbary Pirates Cornerstones of Freedom by R. Conrad Stein from Children's Press for 4th-6th Grade in Cornerstones of Freedom (Location: VIN-CORN)
	Tales of Pirates and Buccaneers by Howard Pyle from Dilithium Press, Ltd. for 4th-10th grade in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV)
	Treasure Hunters: TheSearch for Gold by Nicola Barber from Raintree Steck-Vaughn Publishing for 3rd-6th grade in Pirates (Location: HISV-PIRATE) $8.00 (1 in stock)
	Treasure Island Scribner Illustrated Classics by Robert Louis Stevenson, illustrated by N.C. Wyeth Deluxe from Atheneum for 5th-9th grade in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV) $18.00 (1 in stock)
	Treasure Island Illustrated Junior Library Series 2 by Robert Louis Stevenson, illustrated by Norman Price from Grosset & Dunlap for 5th-10th grade in Illustrated Junior Library (Location: VIN-IJL)
	Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson from Junior Deluxe Editions for 4th-8th grade in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC)
	Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson, illustrated by Frank Godwin from Reader's Digest for 5th-10th grade in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV)
	Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson, illustrated by William Sharp from Grosset & Dunlap Action/Adventure for 5th-9th grade in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC) $8.00 (2 in stock)
	Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson, illustrated by Henry C. Pitz from Nelson Doubleday, Inc. Action/Adventure for 5th-9th grade in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC)
	Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson, illustrated by Edmund Dulac from Abaris Books for 5th-10th grade in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV)
	Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson, illustrated by Igor Iljinski from Barron's for 4th-10th grade in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV)
	Treasure Island Scribner Illustrated Classics by Robert Louis Stevenson, illustrated by N.C. Wyeth Deluxe from Atheneum for 5th-9th grade in Scribner Illustrated Classics (Location: FIC-SCRIB)
	Treasure Island Illustrated Junior Library Series 1 by Robert Louis Stevenson, illustrated by Norman Price from Grosset & Dunlap for 5th-10th grade in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV)
	Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson, illustrated by John Lawrence from Candlewick Press Action/Adventure for 5th-9th grade in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV) $15.00 (1 in stock)
	Treasure Island Illustrated Junior Library Series 2 by Robert Louis Stevenson, illustrated by Norman Price from Grosset & Dunlap for 5th-10th grade in Illustrated Junior Library (Location: VIN-IJL) $9.00 (1 in stock)
	Treasure Island Rainbow Classics by Robert Louis Stevenson, illustrated by C. B. Falls from World Publishing Company for 5th-10th grade in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC)
	Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson from Whitman Publishing Company for 4th-8th grade in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC)
	Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson, illustrated with stills from 1934 MGM film from Grosset & Dunlap Action/Adventure for 5th-9th grade in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC) $8.00 (1 in stock)
	Treasure Island Macmillan Classics by Robert Louis Stevenson, illustrated by John Falter from Macmillan for 4th-8th grade in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC) $10.00 (1 in stock)
	Treasure Island Windermere Readers #16 by Robert Louis Stevenson, illustrated by Milo Winter 1954 Edition from Rand McNally for 5th-10th grade in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC) $9.00 (2 in stock)
	Treasure Island Windermere Series 1 by Robert Louis Stevenson, illustrated by Milo Winter from Rand McNally for 5th-10th grade in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC)
	Treasure Island Windermere Series 2 by Robert Louis Stevenson, illustrated by Milo Winter 1921 printing from Rand McNally for 5th-10th grade in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC)
	Treasure Island Windermere Series 3 by Robert Louis Stevenson, illustrated by Milo Winter 1924 Printing from Rand McNally for 5th-10th grade in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC)
	Treasure Island Windermere Series 4 by Robert Louis Stevenson, illustrated by Milo Winter 1939 Edition from Rand McNally for 5th-10th grade in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC)

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