Johnson, Charles, active 1724-1731 creator Fraser, Claud Lovat 1890-1921 Defoe, Daniel 1661?-1731 text utu 2008 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "Pirates" by Charles Johnson is a book published in 1724 containing biographies of contemporary pirates. Written under a pen name by an unknown London author, this work became the prime source for tales of infamous figures like Blackbeard and shaped modern conceptions of piracy. It introduced now-familiar elements including the Jolly Roger flag, treasure burial, and pirates with missing limbs. Though more literary fabrication than historical record, the book profoundly influenced later pirate fiction, including works by Robert Louis Stevenson and J. M. Barrie. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Illustrated by Claud Lovat Fraser. Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_General_History_of_the_Pyrates Charles Johnson may possibly be a pseudonym for Daniel Defoe, but it's not entirely clear. Release date is 2008-01-27 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.) Original publication data not identified Pirates -- Biography Pirates -- History -- 17th century CT F975 Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/24439 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/24439 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133547.0 24439