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100 1 _aJohnson, Charles, active 1724-1731
245 1 2 _aA general history of the pyrates
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2012
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aWikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_General_History_of_the_Pyrates
500 _aCharles Johnson may possibly be a pseudonym for Daniel Defoe, but it's not entirely clear.
500 _aRelease date is 2012-08-25
505 0 _aThe preface -- Introduction -- Of Captain Avery, and his crew -- Of Captain Martel, and his crew -- Of Captain Teach, alias Black-Beard -- Of Major Stede Bonnet, and his crew -- Of Capt. Edw. England, and his crew -- Of Capt. Chales Vane, and his crew -- Of Capt. Rackam, and his crew -- The life of Mary Read -- The life of Anne Bonny -- Of Capt. Howell Davis, and his crew -- Of Capt. Bar. Roberts, and his crew -- Of Capt. Anstis, and his crew -- Of Capt. Worley, and his crew -- Of Capt. Low and his crew -- Of Capt. John Evans and his crew -- Of Capt. John Phillips, and his crew -- Of Captain Spriggs, and his crew.
508 _aProduced by Jens Sadowski (based on page scans provided by The Internet Archive)
520 _a"A general history of the pyrates: from their first rise and settlement in the…" by Captain Charles Johnson is a book published in 1724 containing biographies of contemporary pirates. This influential work shaped popular conceptions of piracy, introducing features like buried treasure, the Jolly Roger flag, and mythical portrayals of figures like Blackbeard. Though not a historical primary source, it inspired writers like Robert Louis Stevenson and J.M. Barrie. The true author's identity remains unknown, with theories suggesting Daniel Defoe or publisher Nathaniel Mist. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aPirates -- Early works to 1800
700 1 _aDefoe, Daniel,
_d1661?-1731
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/40580
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