Blackbeard's extraordinary life of excess during the golden age of piracy ignited a reputation that struck terror into men's hearts from Virginia to Barbados. Leading a flotilla of ships through the clear waters of the Indies he left in his wake an image of a 'ranting, roaring, swaggering, swearing' sea-captain that is still remembered today. This book accompanies a multi-million pound BBC drama that explores the reality of the man behind the beard.
