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Across these broad United States swept the grisly hordes of LaFitte, modern counterpart of ancient, blood-thirsty piracy. In their horrible wake remained only red ruin and the charred skeletons of the Nation's crack trains… Such was the criminal blitzkrieg of LaFitte, the brutal buccaneer no man dared challenge – save Richard Wentworth… alias the Spider! How can millionaire criminologist Richard Wentworth, secretly the Spider, battle such an appalling menace and survive to tell the tale? Go with Richard Wentworth, alias the Spider, as he blazes his way through a series of horrific death traps to a fiery finale! Pirates from Hell is torn from the pages of the August, 1940 issue of The Spider magazine.

This book gives an accurate picture of the pirates who sailed in the waters of the Caribbean and off the American coastline during the 'golden age' of piracy between 1660 and 1730. It traces the origins of piratical activity in the 16th century and examines the Boucaneer (Buccaneer) culture in Jamaica and Hispaniola. It details what drove individuals to a life of piracy, how they dressed, their weaponry, the ships they used and the codes by which they operated. Whether viewed as villains or victims the Pirates were a major threat to shipping and commerce in the western Atlantic for more than 70 years. Elite 67, 69 and 74 are also available in a single volume special edition as 'Pirates'.