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Written in 1726 and now believed to be the work of Daniel Defoe, this is a comprehensive history of the life and crimes of such notorious pirates as Bluebeard and Captain Misson, detailing their philosophies, voyages, battles, treasures, trials and bloody deaths. Illuminating a turbulent and formative period of world history, this definitive document is still vitally relevant today as a study of the roots of revolution, alternative governments and counter-culture.

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Both Robert Louis Stevenson and J.M. Barrie were inspired by this 1724 classic--the first book to introduce the world of Captain Kidd, Mary Read and 19 other pirates to the reading public. David Cordingly, author of Under the Black Flag, provides an introduction to this edition, which was taken from the third edition, published in 1925. Includes a glossary and an abstract of the 1720 civil and statute law relating to piracy. No index. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.