Written by John Matthews, Pirates is a non-fiction book telling the basic facts about pirates. It tells of legendary pirates, the origin of the Jolly Roger, life on the sea and land, and fiction.
The book tells of what clothing pirates wore, and the golden age of piracy, types of ships and what pirates flew which flags, and so on. It was released on June 1st 2006, and the author John Matthews thanks the makers of the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise for endless fun.