The Pirates Own Book

ISBN-13: 9788028356545 / Angielski / Miękka / 236 str.

Charles Ellms

Opis

Pirate Narratives is a collection of authentic tales of some of the notorious buccaneers and marauders. It contains biographies, first-hand accounts, diary entries, court documents and many other sources that make up very interesting and informative history of the pirates, covering a broad spectrum from Nordic marauders in Middle Ages, through Arabian plunderers, Barbary swashbucklers and pirates of Indian Ocean, to the most famous Atlantic and Caribbean buccaneers. Table of Contents: - The Danish and Norman Pirates - Adventures and Exploits of Captain Avery - The Remarkable History of the Joassamee Pirates of the Persian Gulf - The Barbarous Conduct and Romantic Death of the Joassamee Chief, Rahmah-Ben-Jabir - The Life of Lafitte, the Famous Pirate of the Gulf of Mexico - The Life of Captain Roberts - The Life of Charles Gibbs - History of the Adventures, Capture and Execution of the Spanish Pirates - The Life of Benito De Soto the Pirate of the Morning Star - The Adventures of Captain Robert Kidd - The Bloody Career and Execution of Vincent Benavides a Pirate on the West Coast of South America - The Life of Captain Davis - Authentic History of the Malay Pirates of the Indian Ocean - The Adventures of Captain Condent - The Life of Captain Edward Low - Life and Adventures of Captain Edward England - Account of the Lynn Pirates - History of the Ladrone Pirates - The Life of Captain Lewis - The Life, Career and Death of Captain Thomas White - The Life, Atrocities, and Bloody Death of Black Beard - The Exploits, Arrest, and Execution of Captain Charles Vane - The West India Pirates - The Adventures and Execution of Captain John Rackam - The Life and Exploits of Anne Bonney - The Adventures and Heroism of Mary Read - The Algerine Pirates - The Adventures, Trial and Execution of Captain Gow