The history and lives of all the most notorious pirates, and their crews, from Capt. Avery, who first settled at Madagascar, to Capt. John Gow, and James Williams, his lieutenant, &c. Who were hang'd at Execution Dock, June 11. 1725, for piracy and murther; and afterwards hang'd in chains between blackwall and deptford. Giving a more full and true account than any yet published, of all their murthers, piracies, maroonings, places of refuge, and ways of living : Adorn'd with twenty beautiful cuts, being the representation of each pirate. To which is prefix'd, an abstract of the laws against piracy.
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Printed for Edward Midwinter, at the Looking-Glass on London-Bridge,
1725.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Item Description: | Anonymous. By Daniel Defoe. An abridgment and adaptation of 'A general history of the robberies and murders of the most notorious pyrates'. Price on title page: Price 1s. Reproduction of original from Library of Congress. Electronic resource. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xii,156 pages) : illustrations,portraits ; |
| Place of Publication: | Great Britain -- England -- London. |