Not so much with the late Michael Crichton's "Pirate Latitudes" which mostly gets it right. No mean feat in a genre that mostly gets it wrong and where source material is more than likely to be an amusement ride in a theme park rather than history.
Speaking of getting facts right, this just may be the first book on pirates I have read that actually gets the boat stuff right...
Crichton has always been a writer who could make me turn pages and while I don't always agree with some political aspects of his work, I always still find it enjoyable as he tells a great tale and mostly gets his facts right.
I'm still reading this book. I've found I'm enjoying it so much that I find myself rationing the chapters. It's that good! Just the perfect book to read at anchor in St Croix while sipping the Demerara...
