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100 1 _aHarris, Arthur M.
_q(Arthur Merton),
_d1883-1945
245 1 0 _aPirate tales from the law
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2025
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2025-01-31
505 0 _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.
508 _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.)
520 _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.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cBoston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1922
653 _aPirates
700 1 _aAvison, George,
_d1885-1970
856 4 _uhttps://books.google.com/books?id=t70zAAAAIAAJ&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&dq=editions%3AVPCMDhf2vOYC&pg=PP1#v=onepage&q&f=false
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/75256
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