lasrus
What was the pirate life like?
Piracy
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desmonde
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The Jolly Roger was used by European and American pirates. It has become a symbol for piracy in the popular imagination.
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swartzy
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While pirates are seen as rebellious, clever and free-spirited, they lived lives of poverty, eating poorly, and dying young. Few pirates ever became famous or wealthy.