Daring Deeds of Famous Pirates

by Edward Keble Chatterton

21 chapters9h 8mEnglish1917

About this book

Edward Chatterton, a prolific British author of maritime adventures, presents fascinating stories of pirates and their exploits from earliest times through the 19th century. Chapters include the history of piracy in Tudor and Elizabethan times and stories of legendary pirates such as Black Beard, Henry Morgan, and Captain Kidd. - Summary by Larry Wilson

Chapters (21)

1The Earliest Pirates

1392

2The North Sea Pirates

1122

3Piracy in the Early Tudor Times

1413

4The Corsairs of the South

1845

5The Wasps at Work

1730

6Galleys and Gallantry

1621

7Piracy in Elizabethan Times

1590

8Elizabethan Seamen and Turkish Pirates

2044

9The Stuart Navy Goes forth against the ''Pyrats'''

2181

10The Good Ship Exchange of Bristol

1993

11A Wonderful Achievement

1710

12The Great Sir Henry Morgan

1536

13''Black Beard'' Teach

1242

14The Story of Captain Kidd

1641

15The Exploits of Captain Avery

1502

16A ''Gentleman'' of Fortune

1602

17Paul Jones, Pirate and Privateer

1799

18A Notorious American Pirate

682

19The Last of the Algerine Corsairs

1240

20Pirates of the Persian Gulf

1413

21The Story of Aaron Smith

1620

Daring Deeds of Famous Pirates

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Chapters (21)

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