This new edition of the most influential book about pirates ever written presents twenty action-packed biographies of the likes of Blackbeard and Captain Kidd along with the celebrated female pirates Mary Reed and Anne Bonny. A classic from 1724 brought back to life with extra material from the Library collections.
Captain Charles Johnson Book order (chronological)
The identity of the author of the 1724 work, A General History of the Robberies and Murders of the most notorious Pyrates, remains unknown. Despite frequent attribution to Daniel Defoe, this seminal text offers a vivid and enduring account of pirate lives and exploits. Its continued publication in numerous editions and translations worldwide underscores its lasting fascination with the Golden Age of Piracy and its legendary figures.
A General History of the Pyrates
- 278 pages
- 10 hours of reading
The book "" A General History of the Pyrates: from their first rise and settlement in the island of Providence, to the present time, has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations. This whole book has been reformatted, retyped and designed. These books are not made of scanned copies and hence the text is clear and readable.