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The Black Pennant written by Joseph Lamb.  An exciting tale of pirates and sea battles.

‘Hoist the Black Pennant!’

A bitter taste rose in my throat, and I thought I might be sick, as that hideous black flag crept to the top of the main mast.

Stromness, Orkney, 1796

When orphan Innes is plucked from poverty by Captain John Fullarton, he is grateful to begin a new and better life at sea aboard The Finmurray.

But, when a storm destroys their ship, their fortunes change for the worse and Innes is suddenly, and unwillingly, thrust into the bloodthirsty life of a pirate – with no way to escape…

Based on true events, The Black Pennant tells the story of the rise and fall of one of Scotland’s most bloodthirsty pirates – and of a young boy’s struggle to save him.