Real pirates were better than in movies, more daring and terrifying and cunning than any screenwriter could imagine. They operated during the Golden Age of Piracy, from 1650 to 1720.

Real pirates were better than in movies, more daring and terrifying and cunning than any screenwriter could imagine. They operated during the Golden Age of Piracy, from 1650 to 1720.

Robert Kurson
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It's never too late in life to have a genuine adventure.

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...it was easy to get an incomplete picture of the world if one relied solely on experts, and how important is would be to further rely on oneself

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Sometimes the imagination could be even crueler than the bone saw.

Robert Kurson, Pirate Hunters: Treasure, Obsession, and the Search for a Legendary Pirate Ship
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It wasn't who a person believed himself to be or what he pretended he would do in a given situation. It was what he did when he got there that defined him.

Robert Kurson, Crashing Through: A True Story of Risk, Adventure, and the Man Who Dared to See
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