A fascinating character from Pirate history, the uncaught Henry Every, who made off with one of (if not THE) largest Pirate Hauls in history. One of the largest world-wide manhunts turned up nothing, and he was variously rumored to have died destitute in England or have set up a Pirate Utopia in Madagascar, where coins were supposedly minted with his image. His treasure remains undiscovered.
A curious fact: That even the Captain of a Pirate Ship only took double the portion of his Crew. By that I mean - if 99 crew members survived an act of piracy (eg: taking a galleon) - that treasure would be split 100 ways, each crew member getting a single portion, the Captain getting double.
Compare that to the wages sailors were paid and piracy becomes a perfectly reasonable career (they were often paid a pittance to do the same on behalf of the crown, why not then do it for themselves?).
And compare, again, how well most CEO's pay themselves vs what they pay their employees and you'll soon conclude the golden days of fair play are long past...