A century before the concept took hold in America, pirate ships were democracies. Most captains were elected by crew and could be voted out anytime. Robert Kurson Read Quote
I think it’s strange for people to read about themselves, no matter what’s portrayed or how it’s portrayed. But they get used to it, and I think they’re fine with it. Robert Kurson Read Quote
More than reading – much more than reading, in fact – I developed a love for telling stories from listening to two parents who really knew how to do it. And it really is an art. Robert Kurson Read Quote
So many of the pleasures of recreational scuba diving don’t exist for the deep wreck diver. It’s not beautiful scenery for the most part; in fact, it’s usually very dark. It’s physically burdensome. These guys carry almost two hundred pounds of equipment, and should any of that equipment fail, they risk death. Robert Kurson Read Quote
I’m a product of the 1970s, so I have a short attention span. You know, I grew up on cartoons and half-hour shows. So the stories that I’m interested in grab my attention very quickly, and they have to keep my attention. Robert Kurson Read Quote
Piracy was risky business, and injuries were commonplace; a single lost limb or gouged-out eye could end a pirate’s career. To encourage pirates not to hesitate in battle – and out of a sense of fairness – many pirate crews compensated wounded crewmen in predetermined amounts. Robert Kurson Read Quote
