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Klappentext Originally published in an extremely rare 1837 volume, these delightfully melodramatic yet true stories of the diabolical desperadoes who plundered the ships of the high seas detail the lives, atrocities, and exploits of such infamous pirates as Black Beard, Jean Lafitte, Robert Kidd, Edward Low, and Anne Bonney. 77 line illustrations. Inhaltsverzeichnis PREFACEPREFACE TO THE EDITIONINTRODUCTIONTABLE OF CONTENTSTHE DANISH AND NORMAN PIRATESADVENTURES AND EXPLOITS OF CAPTAIN AVERYHISTORY OF THE JOASSAMEE PIRATESSKETCH OF THE JOASSAMEE CHIEF-RAHMAH-BENJABIR"LIFE OF LAFITTE, THE PIRATE OF THE GULF"THE LIFE OF CAPTAIN ROBERTSTHE LIFE OF CHARLES GIBBSHISTORY AND EXECUTION OF THE SPANISH PIRATESTHE LIFE OF BENITO DE SOTOTHE ADVENTURES OF CAPT. ROBERT KIDDBLOODY CAREER AND EXECUTION OF VINCENT BENAVIDESTHE LIFE OF CAPTAIN DAVISAUTHENTIC HISTORY OF THE MALAY PIRATESTHE ADVENTURES OF CAPTAIN CONDENTTHE LIFE OF CAPT. EDWARD LOWLIFE AND ADVENTURES OF CAPT. EDWARD ENGLANDACCOUNT OF THE LYNN PIRATESHISTORY OF THE LADRONE PIRATESTHE LIFE OF CAPTAIN LEWIS"LIFE, CAREER, AND DEATH OF CAPT. THOMAS WHITE""LIFE, ATROCITIES, AND BLOODY DEATH OF BLACK BEARD""EXPLOITS, ARREST, AND EXECUTION OF CAPT. CHARLES VANE"THE WEST INDIA PIRATESADVENTURES AND EXECUTION OF CAPT. JOHN RACKAMLIFE AND EXPLOITS OF ANNE BONNEYADVENTURES AND HEROISM OF MARY READHISTORY OF THE ALGERINE PIRATES"ADVENTURES, TRIAL AND EXECUTION OF CAPTAIN GOW"THE PIRATES SONG
