Published ten years after his death, this book collects Pyle's pirate lore and illustrations from many different books and magazines. Pyle's stories inspired most of the pirate tales to come. Includes:

• Buccaneers and Marooners of the Spanish Main
• The Ghost of Captain Brand
• With the Buccaneers
• Tom Chist and the Treasure Box
• Jack Ballister's Fortunes
• Blueskin, the Pirate
• Captain Scarfield
• The Ruby of Kishmoor

"Buccaneers and Marooners" was non-fiction; the other six are Pyle's tales.