{"product_id":"the-whydah-a-pirate-ship-feared-wrecked-and-found-hardcover","title":"The Whydah: A Pirate Ship Feared, Wrecked, and Found - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMartin W. Sandler\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA 2018 YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults Finalist \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe exciting true story of the captaincy, wreck, and discovery of the \u003ci\u003eWhydah\u003c\/i\u003e -- the only pirate ship ever found -- and the incredible mysteries it revealed. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe 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\u003ci\u003e Whydah\u003c\/i\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eWhydah\u003c\/i\u003e (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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMartin W. Sandler \u003c\/b\u003ehas written more than seventy books for children and adults, including \u003ci\u003eIron Rails, Iron Men, and the Race to Link the Nation: The Story of the Transcontinental Railroad \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Impossible Rescue: The True Story of an Amazing Arctic Adventure. \u003c\/i\u003eMartin W. Sandler lives with his wife on Cape Cod.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 9.1 x 7.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 14, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yalsa Award for Excellence in Non-Fiction for Young Adults (2018)\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Whydah: A Pirate Ship Feared, Wrecked \u0026amp; Found\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Middle Grades, 6 and up\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8.3\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51757286457632,"sku":"9780763680336","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/6398b7a4f260fb7ef37773442877b9a6.webp?v=1780098834","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-whydah-a-pirate-ship-feared-wrecked-and-found-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}