| Author |
Chatterton, E. Keble (Edward Keble), 1878-1944 |
| Title |
Daring Deeds of Famous Pirates
True stories of the stirring adventures, bravery and resource of pirates, filibusters & buccaneers
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| Contents |
The earliest pirates -- The North Sea pirates -- Piracy in the early Tudor times -- The corsairs of the south -- The wasps at work -- Galleys and gallantry -- Piracy in Elizabethan times -- Elizabethan seamen and Turkish pirates -- The Stuart navy goes forth against the "pyrats" -- The good ship exchange of Bristol -- A wonderful achievement -- The great Sir Henry Morgan -- "Black Beard" Teach -- The story of Captain Kidd -- The exploits of Captain Avery -- A "gentleman" of fortune [Bartholomew Roberts] -- Paul Jones, pirate and privateer -- A notorious American pirate [Charles Gibbs] -- The last of the Algerine corsairs -- Pirates of the Persian Gulf -- The story of Aaron Smith.
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| Credits |
Turgut Dincer and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
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| Language |
English |
| LoC Class |
G: Geography, Anthropology, Recreation
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| Subject |
Pirates
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| Category |
Text |
| EBook-No. |
64954 |
| Release Date |
Mar 28, 2021 |
| Copyright Status |
Public domain in the USA. |
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