The Whydah, Martin W. Sandler
The Whydah, Martin W. Sandler
List: $28.99 | Sale: $20.29
Club: $14.49

The Whydah
A Pirate Ship Feared, Wrecked, and Found

Author: Martin W. Sandler

Narrator: Jeff Cummings

Unabridged: 3 hr 13 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download (DRM Protected)

Published: 03/12/2019

Synopsis

A 2018 YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults FinalistThe 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.

About Martin W. Sandler

Martin W. Sandler has written more than seventy books for children and adults, including The Impossible Rescue: The True Story of an Amazing Arctic Adventure and Iron Rails, Iron Men, and the Race to Link the Nation: The Story of the Transcontinental Railroad. Martin Sandler is known for bringing history to dynamic life with his narrative nonfiction. He lives with his wife on Cape Cod.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Brooke on May 14, 2021

Another book read in my aspirations of learning everything there is to know about pirates! This is a short, children's, nonfiction book about the Whydah, a famous and feared pirate ship. There were a few things I liked about this book, and a few things I didn't, the rating is somewhere around a 3.5.......more

Goodreads review by Christine Lucia Asha on August 01, 2024

Forget everything you ever learned about pirates, they were well dressed and civilized at meal times. Well, some things were true, like peg legs and keel-hauling. This book encompasses the story of the ship Whydah from its maiden voyage, through the short pirated trips to capture other ships, its sin......more

Goodreads review by Linda on March 22, 2017

After reading this book, I know that Martin W. Sandler, with so many other historical non-fiction authors, has written TRUTH, with sources, footnotes of explanation and extraordinary care to point out stereotypes that are not true. For example, the notion that pirates buried their treaure and create......more

Goodreads review by Alyssa on July 19, 2024

Found this book on a ferry to gay town (Provincetown) in cape cod. Made piracy sound awesome and was super fun and easy to read. 5 stars for the ocean breeze and beautiful sunset......more

Goodreads review by Taylor Ren’e on August 20, 2019

Awesome- I’ve always been obsessed with pirates and shipwrecks. This book about the first pirate shipwreck ever uncovered felt like an adventure from beginning to end.......more

Add to Cart
Add to Wish List