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050 4 _aPS
100 1 _aReid, Mayne,
_d1818-1883
245 1 4 _aThe island pirate, a tale of the Mississippi
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2022
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
490 1 _aBeadle's pocket novels No. 10
500 _aOriginally published under title: The planter pirate, a souvenir of the Mississippi.
500 _aOther editions published under title: The land pirates, or, The league of Devil's Island.
500 _aRelease date is 2022-09-24
508 _aDavid Edwards, Graeme Mackreth and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (Northern Illinois University Digital Library)
520 _a"The Island Pirate: A Tale of the Mississippi" by Captain Mayne Reid is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story follows an adventurous traveler as he journeys through the Mississippi Valley, encountering various characters, vibrant landscapes, and intriguing situations, with a particular focus on the notorious pirate and robber Murrell, who has a reputation for his violent exploits along the rivers. The opening of the tale introduces the protagonist, a young and enthusiastic traveler venturing into the Mississippi Valley. He reminisces about his past adventures amidst the contrasting beauty and brutality of the region, which sets the stage for his current expedition. Shortly after his arrival, he meets a local planter who offers to show him around, leading to an invitation to visit a cotton plantation. The traveler soon learns about the shadowy figure of Murrell, a criminal figure linked to piracy and lawlessness in the area, suggesting that his journey will intertwine with dark undertones of crime and moral ambiguity in the Mississippi River's historical backdrop. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cUnited States: Beadle and Adams, Publishers, 1874
653 _aAdventure stories
653 _aPirates -- Fiction
653 _aDime novels
653 _aMississippi River Valley -- Fiction
653 _aPlantation life -- Fiction
653 _aBoat living -- Fiction
830 0 _aBeadle's pocket novels No. 10
856 4 _uhttps://dimenovels.lib.niu.edu/islandora/object/dimenovels:196470/datastream/PDF
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/69036
999 _c109834
_d109834