Books like Under the Jolly Roger by Louis A. Meyer

Captain Jack Aubrey and ship surgeon Stephen Maturin begin their storied partnership on a Royal Navy man‑of‑war during the Napoleonic Wars, offering an intimate look at life aboard ship.

In 1665 Jamaica, Captain Charles Hunter courts danger to hijack a Spanish galleon laden with gold, sparking a perilous clash between ruthless pirates and imperial forces amid the island’s wild, lawless streets.

When a storm forces the Brotherband to an uncharted island, they rescue two children from a marauding bear, earning the gratitude of the Mawagansett tribe—only to face the ruthless Ghostfaces who threaten a fresh invasion.

A courageous orphan defies his past when a ship he sails on is seized by ruthless pirates, forcing him to choose between his old life and the perilous freedom of the sea.

When Hannah Pritchard, disguised as a boy, leads a pirate crew to seize a British warship and uncover treasure, she and her companions face capture, imprisonment, torture, illness, and ultimately a daring escape.

Jacky Faber, a wealthy diver who once owned the ship *Lorelei Lee*, is sentenced to life in the new Australian penal colony. Forced to transport 200 female convicts, she rallies her companions for daring escape attempts and unlikely adventures.

Fourteen‑year‑old Hannah Pritchard, after losing her family to Loyalists, disguises herself as a boy and joins a pirate crew that raids ships for supplies to support the American Revolution.

Three adventurous boys tumble through time via a magical book, only to find themselves prisoners to the infamous pirate Blackbeard and his crew.

In Victorian London, Mary Quinn, an apprentice builder and key member of Miss Scrimshaw’s all‑female detective academy, infiltrates the city’s underworld to expose a hidden murderer.

Twelve‑year‑old Spring Pearl, an orphan in Guangzhou, uses her literacy and boyish courage to help her adopted family survive the 1857 Opium War.

After escaping the gallows in 1850s London, orphaned thief Mary Quinn joins Miss Scrimshaw’s Academy for Girls, training with the all‑female investigative unit, The Agency, to infiltrate a wealthy merchant’s home and uncover his lost cargo ships.

Dissecting the conflicting views of the golden age of pirates—as romanticized villains on one hand and genuine social rebels on the other—this fascinating chronicle explores the political and cultural significance of these nomadic outlaws by examining a wide range of ethnographical, sociological, and philosophical standards. The meanings of race, gender, sexuality, and disability in pirate communities are analyzed and contextualized, as are the pirates' forms of organization, economy, and ethics. Going beyond simple swashbuckling adventures, the examination also discusses the pirates' self-organization, the internal make-up of the crews, and their early-1700s philosophies—all of which help explain who they were and what they truly wanted. Asserting that pirates came in all shapes, sexes, and sizes, this engaging study ultimately portrays pirates not just as mere thieves and killers but as radical activists with their own society and moral code fighting against an empire.

A humorous adventure about a pirate named Roger who finds his chance to prove himself after being banished below deck during a battle.

A little girl becomes the leader of a gang of pirates after a daring scheme to make her their maid.

A young detective from the palace must navigate London's underworld and royal intrigue to solve a murder mystery involving a Chinese sailor in Buckingham Palace.