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Blackbeard: Terror at Sea

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Image: Close-up of an actor as Blackbeard

Blackbeard: Terror at Sea,A close-up shows an actor playing Blackbeard.

Image: Recreation of Blackbeard and crew

Blackbeard: Terror at Sea,A recreation shows Blackbeard and his crew about to attack.

Image: Pirate

Blackbeard: Terror at Sea,Hands on deck, sword drawn. (Recreation)

Image: A recreation shows Blackbeard and crew

Blackbeard: Terror at Sea,A recreation shows Blackbeard and crew about to attack.

Image: An actor as Blackbeard with fuses in his hat

Blackbeard: Terror at Sea,A recreation shows Blackbeard on deck with fuses in his hat.

Image: An actor as Charles Vane

Blackbeard: Terror at Sea,A recreation shows Charles Vane on a beach.

Image: Actors play pirates ready to fight

Blackbeard: Terror at Sea,A recreation portrays Gibbens and Hands on deck ready to fight.

Image: Close-up of an actor as Blackbeard

Blackbeard: Terror at Sea,A close-up of an actor as Blackbeard.

Image: Blackbeard intimidates Captain Taylor in a recreation

Blackbeard: Terror at Sea,In a recreation, Blackbeard is on deck intimidating Captain Taylor.

Image: Close-up of an actor as Blackbeard

Blackbeard: Terror at Sea,A close-up of an actor as Blackbeard.

Image: Blackbeard threatens Knight in a recreation

Blackbeard: Terror at Sea,In a recreation, Blackbeard threatens Knight.

National Geographic Channel

"Blackbeard: Terror at Sea" is the original and colorful story of this fearsome pirate who preyed on Caribbean trade routes. In addition to colorful drama and incisive insights into its complex subject, "Blackbeard: Terror at Sea" unfolds against the tapestry of America's infancy and explores the surprisingly democratic life that pirates experienced at sea.

© National Geographic Channel 2009