02578cam a22003493u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003701000130007804000110009104100170010205000060011910000510012524500300017626400510020630000470025733600260030433700260033033800360035650000310039250501940042350801890061752011200080653400680192665300120199470000310200685601290203785600430216699900190220975256UtSlPG20260610134736.0mcr n260607r20251922utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  a23012008  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aG1 aHarris, Arthur M.q(Arthur Merton),d1883-194510aPirate tales from the law 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2025  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2025-01-310 aSalt water money: Captain Kidd -- Black flag from Boston: John Quelch -- Sea horror: "Blackbeard" -- Back pay: Henry Avery -- Groan o' the gallows: Tom Green -- "Who fires first?" John Gow.  aSteve Mattern and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Books project.)  a"Pirate Tales from the Law" by Arthur M. Harris is a collection of historical accounts written in the early 20th century. It presents a fascinating overview of notorious pirates from the 18th century, focusing on the legal proceedings that ensued after their captures. The narrative dives into the lives of infamous figures like Captain Kidd, exposing the gritty reality of piracy stripped of myth, while detailing their adventures and eventual fates as brought to justice.  The opening of the text introduces Captain William Kidd, who began his journey as a legitimate trader before being commissioned by the crown to combat piracy. As he sets sail, the conditions aboard his ship and the sea adventures that lie ahead are established, hinting at his eventual moral decline and the choices that lead him toward a piratical life. With vivid descriptions and historical context, Harris establishes a tone that captures both the allure and the brutal reality of life on the high seas, setting the stage for Kidd's transformation from lawful captain to an infamous pirate. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  pOriginally published:cBoston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1922  aPirates1 aAvison, George,d1885-19704 uhttps://books.google.com/books?id=t70zAAAAIAAJ&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&dq=editions%3AVPCMDhf2vOYC&pg=PP1#v=onepage&q&f=false40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/75256  c115981d115981