Project Gutenberg 2008-01-27 Public domain in the USA. 110 Johnson, Charles, active 1724-1731 Fraser, Claud Lovat 1890 1921 Lovat Fraser, Claud Fraser, C. Lovat (Claud Lovat) Fraser, Lovat Claud Fraser, L. C. (Lovat Claud) Pirates Produced by Sam W. and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Pirates" by Charles Johnson is a historical account written in the early 18th century. The book chronicles the lives and exploits of several notorious pirates from the late 17th to early 18th centuries, detailing their adventures, methods, and eventual downfalls. The focus is primarily on figures like Captain Avery, Captain Rackham, and Blackbeard, offering readers a glimpse into the dangerous and thrilling world of piracy during this tumultuous era. At the start of the account, the foreword sets the tone by reflecting on the romanticized image of pirates in popular culture versus the harsh reality of their lives and actions. The opening chapters introduce Captain Avery, detailing his troubled childhood and rise to infamy as a pirate. Avery's journey includes a dramatic mutiny that sees him seizing command of a ship, followed by numerous plunders across multiple seas, including encounters with wealthy trading vessels and conflicts with other pirates. The narrative hints at the darker aspects of these characters' lives, marking a clear distinction between the adventurous allure of piracy and the grim outcomes often faced by those who pursued this life. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Pirates -- Biography Pirates -- History -- 17th century CT F975 Text Pirates, Buccaneers, Corsairs, etc. Browsing: Biographies Browsing: History - General Browsing: History - Warfare 198651 198608 2024-09-10T11:33:14.306950 2023-09-11T04:56:22.325454 text/html text/html 198161 2008-01-27T11:02:04 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 976630 2008-01-27T11:02:08 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1025485 2024-09-10T11:33:22.621874 application/epub+zip 1026349 2024-09-10T11:33:17.155903 application/epub+zip 124177 2024-09-10T11:33:15.086946 application/epub+zip 1538470 2024-09-10T11:33:26.001868 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1494813 2024-09-10T11:33:20.860913 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 203209 2022-09-11T10:01:18.853335 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 157065 156862 2024-09-10T11:33:13.180941 2023-09-11T04:56:21.515429 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 156926 2008-01-27T11:02:04 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 58636 2008-01-27T11:02:08 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 156921 2008-01-27T11:02:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 58623 2008-01-27T11:02:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22034 2024-09-10T11:33:26.167848 application/rdf+xml 11166 2024-09-10T11:33:15.482894 image/jpeg 3017 2024-09-10T11:33:15.298905 image/jpeg 1027215 2024-09-10T11:33:14.440908 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog More titles under Defoe, Daniel en.wikipedia en.wikipedia