The History of the Pyrates. Vol. II. by Daniel Defoe
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"The History of the Pyrates. Vol. II." by Daniel Defoe is a book published in 1724. This second volume chronicles pirates from earlier decades, featuring profiles of notorious figures and their exploits on the high seas. The author ventures further from historical sources here, embellishing accounts and including three possibly fictional captains. This influential work helped shape popular conceptions of piracy, introducing iconic elements like buried treasure and the Jolly Roger flag
that became staples of pirate literature. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Defoe, Daniel, 1661?-1731 |
|---|---|
| Title |
The History of the Pyrates. Vol. II. Containing the lives of Captain Misson, Captain Bowen, Captain Kidd, Captain Tew, Captain Halsey, Captain White, Captain Condent, Captain Bellamy, Captain Fly, Captain Howard, Captain Lewis, Captain Cornelius, Captain Williams, Captain Burgess, Captain North, and their several crews |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_General_History_of_the_Pyrates |
| Credits |
Produced by Jens Sadowski and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net. This file was produced from images generously made available by Digital Collections, J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University. |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 51.0 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | F2155: History of the Americas: Caribbean area. Caribbean sea |
| Subject | Pirates -- Early works to 1800 |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 57005 |
| Release Date | Apr 20, 2018 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 852 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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