Project Gutenberg 2008-10-19 Public domain in the USA. 143 Johnston, Charles H. L. (Charles Haven Ladd) 1877 1943 Johnston, Charles Haven Ladd Johnston, C. H. L. (Charles Haven Ladd) Famous Privateersmen and Adventurers of the Sea Their rovings, cruises, escapades, and fierce battling upon the ocean for patriotism and for treasure Reading ease score: 79.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by K Nordquist, Sam W. and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Famous Privateersmen and Adventurers of the Sea" by Charles H. L. Johnston is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book encompasses tales of notable privateers and sea adventurers, sharing their daring escapades and the life of peril they embraced on the high seas for various motives including treasure and patriotism. Through the lens of these historical figures, the author seeks to illuminate the spirit of adventure that defined maritime history. The opening of this work sets a vivid scene, capturing the essence of the sea's allure and treachery, as well as the motivations that drove individuals to pursue a life of adventure upon it. Johnston introduces Carlo Zeno, a Venetian warrior, chronicling his early aspirations and subsequent rise as a naval commander. The narrative highlights Zeno's audacity as he faces daunting odds against the Genoese, revealing his leadership qualities and strategic prowess that would come to define his career. The text perfectly encapsulates the tension and excitement of naval battles, foreshadowing the legendary status that would follow Zeno and his contemporaries in maritime lore. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Buccaneers Privateering D Text Pirates, Buccaneers, Corsairs, etc. Browsing: History - General Browsing: History - Warfare 643110 642575 2024-10-11T12:27:05.037081 2023-09-12T05:22:43.826425 text/html text/html 675957 2021-01-04T06:44:56 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1329948 2021-01-04T06:44:56 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1444796 2024-10-11T12:27:23.024990 application/epub+zip 1453004 2024-10-11T12:27:11.535045 application/epub+zip 315748 2024-10-11T12:27:08.671057 application/epub+zip 1798367 2024-10-11T12:27:29.927985 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1771360 2024-10-11T12:27:20.164026 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 482184 2022-09-12T12:07:56.292920 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 547952 547735 2024-10-11T12:27:02.385107 2023-09-12T05:22:41.539427 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 547824 2021-01-04T06:44:56 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 212916 2021-01-04T06:44:56 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 547815 2021-01-04T06:44:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 212841 2021-01-04T06:44:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21767 2024-10-11T12:27:30.278949 application/rdf+xml 20649 2024-10-11T12:27:09.437057 image/jpeg 4515 2024-10-11T12:27:08.992052 image/jpeg 1420433 2024-10-11T12:27:05.154106 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