A General History of the Pyrates: From Their First Rise and

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A General History of the Pyrates: From Their First Rise and Settlement in the Island of Providence, to the Present Time

"I presume we need make no Apology for giving the Name of a History to the following Sheets, though they contain nothing but the Actions of a Parcel of Robbers." (From the book)
This work was published in 1724, under the pseudonym Captain Charles Johnson, by an unknown British author, usually assumed to be Daniel Defoe. This work is the prime source for the biographies of many well-known pirates of that era and shaped the popular notions about pirates of the day. Included are Blackbeard, Black Bart, Jolly Roger, Anne Bonny (aka Anne Bonn), Edward Teach, Henry Avery, Mary Read, and many more.

A General History of the Pyrates: From Their First Rise and Settlement in the Island of Providence, to the Present Time