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Dampier is credited with helping to rescue Alexander Selkirk, the privateer who inspired the Robinson Crusoe story.

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Robinson Crusoe Cover Painting by N.C. Wyeth

July 2010

Pirates capture the imagination of dreamers of all ages.

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Pirate reflection in mirror

July 2010

A sea monster attacks a ship in an illustration for 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne.

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Ray Bradbury and the Sea

June 2012

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This painting of swarthy buccaneers in the midst of a fierce battle was painted by the prolific American marine painter Frederick J. Waugh, and won the Thomas B. Clarke award in 1910 for the best American figure composition.

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The Buccaneers painting

July 2010