A General History of the Pyrates
By (author): "Charles Johnson, Manuel Schonhorn, Daniel Defoe"
Publish Date:
January 18th 1724
ISBN0486404889
ISBN139780486404882
AsinA General History of the Pyrates
Original titleA General History of the Robberies and Murder of the Most Notorious Pyrates
Immensely readable history by the author of Robinson Crusoe incorporates the author's celebrated flair for journalistic detail, and represents the major source of information about piracy in the early 18th century. Defoe recounts the daring and bloody deeds of such outlaws as Edward Teach (alias Blackbeard), Captain Kidd, Mary Read, Anne Bonny, many others.