1st Edition
A General History of the Robberies and Murders of the Most Notorious Pirates - from their first rise and settlement in the Island of Providence to the present year Previously published 1726 and 1927
654 Pages
by
Routledge
624 Pages
by
Routledge
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A General History of the Pirates has long been a classic of seafaring literature and was inspiration to both Robert Louis Stevenson and J.M. Barrie. Nothing is known about Captain Charles Johnson, and it is thought that the name may be assumed - there are even some who believe he may have been Daniel Defoe. All that can be stated with any certainty is that in 1724 a small octavo volume appeared that became so popular it grew through 4 editions over 2 years and is still famed today. Historians from both sides of the Atlantic have attested to the accuracy of the work's content. This is a reprint of the 1927 reissued 4th edition - enhanced by the Arthur L. Hayward's editorial touches.
The History of the Pirates; Introduction; I: Of Captain Avery and his Crew; II: Of Captain Martel and his Crew; III: Of Captain Teach, alias Black-beard; IV: Of Major Stede Bonnet and his Crew; V: Of Captain Edward England and his Crew; VI: Of Captain Charles Vane and his Crew; VII: Of Captain John Rackam and his Crew; VIII: Of Mary Read and Anne Bonny, the female Pirates; IX: Of Captain Howel Davis and his Crew; X: Of Captain Bartho. Roberts and his Crew; XI: Of Captain Anstis and his Crew; XII: Of Captain Worley and his Crew; XIII: Of Captain George Lowther and his Crew; XIV: Of Captain Edward Low and his Crew; XV: Of Captain John Evans and his Crew; XVI: Of Captain John Phillips and his Crew; XVII: Of Captain Spriggs and his Crew; XVIII: Of Captain John Smith, alias Gow; XIX: An Account of the Piracies, Murders, etc., committed by Philip Roche, etc.; XX: Of Captain Misson and his Crew; XXI: Of Captain John Bowen; XXII: Of Captain William Kid and his Crew; XXIII: Of Captain Tew and his Crew; XXIV: Of Captain Halsey and his Crew; XXV: Of Captain Thomas White and his Crew; XXVI: Of Captain Condent and his Crew; XXVII: A Description of Magadoxa; XXVIII: Of Captain Bellamy; XXIX: Of Captain William Fly and his Crew; XXX: Of Captain Thomas Howard and his Crew; XXXI: Of Captain Lewis and his Crew; XXXII: Of Captain Cornelius and his Crew; XXXIII: Of Captain David Williams and his Crew; XXXIV: Of Captain Samuel Burgess and his Crew; XXXV: Of Captain Nathaniel North and his Crew; XXXVI: Of the Piracies of Captain Auger; XXXVII: The Trial of the Pirates at Providence; XXXVIII: An Abstract of the Civil Law and Statute Law now in force in relation to Piracy
Biography
Arthur L. Hayward, Captain Charles Johnson
