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 Boeken
De identiteit van de auteur van het werk uit 1724, A General History of the Robberies and Murders of the most notorious Pyrates, blijft onbekend. Ondanks frequente toeschrijving aan Daniel Defoe, biedt deze baanbrekende tekst een levendig en blijvend verslag van piratenlevens en -expedities. De voortdurende publicatie in talrijke edities en vertalingen wereldwijd benadrukt de blijvende fascinatie voor de Gouden Eeuw van de Piraterij en haar legendarische figuren.
A General History of the Pyrates
- 278bladzijden
- 10 uur lezen
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.