Women Were Pirates, Too

From women who fought alongside the men in dastardly high-sea robberies, to an Irish heroine who plundered British ships, this book explores some long overlooked characters in the history of piracy. Included are Madame Ching, whose fleet ruled the southern coasts of China, Ireland's Grace O'Malley, whose brave fighting exploits on land and sea placed her equal to queens, and Mary Read and Anne Bonny, who plundered ships disguised as men.