Local illustrator/author and historian Miller Pope, has published his fifth book “Infamous Pirates and Their Incredible Lives”! Miller, who along with his wife Helen founded The Winds Resort Beach Club an oceanfront resort on Ocean Isle Beach, NC is also a founding partner in Sea Trail Golf Resort at Sunset Beach NC.
His latest book, the second in a series of historically accurate and lushly illustrated pirate books, relates the incredible lives of some of history’s most infamous pirates. In the book Miller recounts the exploits of these outlaws of the seven seas – profiles of pirates through history.
From the pirates at the dawn of civilization through the pirates of the middle ages and the most famous pirates of piracy’s golden age right through to the present day. .. this book tracks the infamous rogues of the seas.
Each pirate ’s story features a unique illustration of the pirate.
Miller spent his young adult life as a free lance illustrator. He had started out early, as a seventeen year old illustrator in Washington DC, on the staff of the Leatherneck Magazine, the official U.S. Marine Corps. publication. From there he went on to a very successful career as a magazine and book illustrator.
The freedom from a regular job had made it possible for Miller and his wife to spend summers traveling on this continent as well as overseas. They had looked at beach property in the US, Spain, the Caribbean, Mexico and Morocco, but somehow nothing quite suited them until Ocean Isle came along.
At about the same time that the couple first visited Ocean Isle Miller formed a business to produce highly illustrated books for major publishers. The business was an overnight success. It was written up in publishing magazines and soon the list of clients included Readers Digest, Time Life, and most of the biggest names in book publishing. Miller, however, was unhappy because he was spending his time with business details instead of doing anything creative.
Helen, who had always found something lacking in every place they had considered, before liked Ocean Isle. On the first visit, she had turned to Miller as they were neck deep in the warm ocean. She announced “This is where I want to be.”
The rest is history! (read more about the history of The Winds here!)
You can read more about Miller and buy his books at: https://MillerPope.com
Miller ‘s books include:
Infamous Pirates And Their Incredible Lives:
Hot off the presses — Read all about the incredible lives of some of history’s most infamous pirates.
In his latest pirate book Miller Pope recounts the exploits of these outlaws of the seven seas. Enjoy profiles of pirates through history.
From the pirates at the dawn of civilization through the pirates of the middle ages and the most famous pirates of piracy’s golden age right through to the present day… this book tracks the infamous rogues of the seas.
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Drawing BC-Before Computers:
Drawing techniques of Illustration’s Golden Age.
Miller Pope relates the techniques and mediums used by some
of the finest illustrators before the rise of computers in the world of publishing.
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Miller Pope’s Book Of Pirates:
From Captain Kidd to Blackbeard to the pirates of the orient . . .
From bloody battles to walking the plank – from blunderbusses to cutlasses.
With nearly 150 original illustrations, this volume is sure to please and inform pirate fans of all ages.
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Tales of the Silver Coast:
A Secret History Of Brunswick County –
From the earliest days of European exploration to the golf courses and beach resorts in this fascinating and fast-growing region, Brunswick County has attracted settlers, invaders, and visitors of all descriptions.
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Confessions of a Madman: Miller’s memoir – A life lived through the years of the greatest change in human history, a tale of the Camelot period among the canyons of Madison Ave. and the publishing world in New York and Boston through the eyes of an illustrator.