The greatest adventure book in existence. This book chronicles, in majestic and emotional detail, the lives of the Great Sailors. Those men of the 17th - 18th centuries who lived and fought and died aboard ships with cannons under sails. This is a work of nonfiction, yet it reads like fantasy. The lives of these Sailors were unlike anything in modern society. These men had the tools to travel the world, see exotic environments, and the freedom to do as they pleased. Whether that meant dueling other sailors in foreign ports, boarding an enemy ship, or crossing the Atlantic in search of glory. This book will remind you that within us all there is a monster that hungers for life when faced with death.