General History of the Pyrates Defoe Daniel
General History of the Pyrates Defoe Daniel Famed for his enduring fictional masterpieces Robinson Crusoe and Moll Flanders, Daniel Defoe also possessed considerable expertise in maritime affairs.…
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General History of the Pyrates Defoe Daniel
Famed for his enduring fictional masterpieces Robinson Crusoe and Moll Flanders, Daniel Defoe also possessed considerable expertise in maritime affairs. His knowledge was such that his book, A General History of the Pyrates, remains the major source of information about piracy in the first quarter of the 18th century.Reprinted here in its entirety, this fascinating history abounds in tales of flamboyant outlaws and their bloody deeds: Captain Edward Teach, alias Blackbeard; Captain William Kidd, whose trial and execution created a sensation throughout London and the world; Bartholomew Roberts, one of the most successful pirates of the era, whose crews captured an estimated As a commission merchant, importer, shipowner, and an active journalist who reported ship news and interviewed surviving pirates, Defoe achieved a high degree of authority on the subject of buccaneers.
A General History of the Pyrates
A General History of the Pyrates
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Moll Flanders Defoe Daniel
Robinson Crusoe - Daniel Defoe
Robinson Crusoe Defoe Daniel