These highly readable, magnificently illustrated tales defined the way we think of pirates today. With more than 50 black-and-white images and an expanded full-color insert of Pyle's iconic paintings, this volume presents the rip-roaring adventures of the buccaneers of the Spanish Main: "The Ghost of Captain Brand," "Tom Chist and the Treasure Box," "Jack Ballister's Fortunes," "The Ruby of Kishmoor," and other memorable tales.