In the early 18th century, piracy was the scourge of the Caribbean and the east coast of America. And there was no more feared pirate than the ferocious BLACKBEARD. Young James Drummond sets sail from Liverpool, England, hoping to join his estranged uncle in the American colonies. Instead, his life becomes a harrowing tale of danger, adventure, and surprises, in the company of a band of marauding pirates, led by the most feared pirate of them all, Blackbeard! Among this unruly hoard is a pirate of the lowest order, One-Eyed Jack. He is considered a murderous villain even by the other pirates. Fortunately for James, a freed African slave named Mercy, keeps a watchful eye on him. James Drummond