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Over the years, thousands of tales both true and fantastic have been told about the dastardly thievery of pirates. Their rum-drunk exploits and high-seas violence never fail to delight. Now in a brand new series collection, The Best Pirate Stories Ever Told includes many of the very best pirate yarns ever created on history’s most debaucherous scalawags. Anyone who loves a good story full of excitement, adventure, thrills, and laughs will find this collection irresistible.

For thousands of years, we have set out sailing for all kinds of reasons - for battle, for infinite wealth, for the excitement of exploring the unknown, and for escape from the mundane. We have always had a primal relationship with the sea - even those who have never been to sea remain fascinated by the seafaring life and tales of salty adventure. Now in a brand–new series collection, The Best Sailing Stories Ever Told brings together such diverse authors as Charles Dickens, Jack London, John Masefield, Stephen Crane, Herman Melville, and dozens more.

The King of the Coral Sea tells the astonishing true story of Michael Fomenko—who set out alone in a dugout canoe to paddle more than a thousand nautical kilometers from Cairns, Australia to New Guinea. Battling exhaustion, violent storms, jagged reefs, and saltwater crocodiles beneath the surface, Michael faced dangers few could survive. But the greatest challenge came from the world he left behind—pursued by authorities and portrayed as an outcast, he pressed forward, determined to finish what he started.