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xxii, 394 pages, approximately 43 pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm |
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Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents |
The beginning of English piracy -- Dixey Bull, the first pirate in New England waters and some others who followed him -- John Rhodes, pilot of the Dutch pirates on the coast of Maine -- Thomas Pound, pilot of the King's frigate, who became a pirate and died a gentleman -- William Kidd, privateersman and reputed pirate -- Thomas Tew, who retired and lived at Newport -- John Quelch and his crew, who were hanged at Boston and their gold distributed -- Samuel Bellamy, whose ship was wrecked at Wellfleet and 142 drowned -- George Lowther, who captured thirty-three vessels in seventeen months -- Ned Low of Boston and how he became a pirate captain -- Captain Roberts' curious account of what happened on Low's ship -- The brutal career and miserable end of Ned Low -- The strange adventures of Philip Ashton -- Nicholas Merritt's account of his escape from pirates -- Francis Farrington Spriggs, the companion of Ned Low -- Charles Harris, who was hanged at Newport with twenty-five of his crew -- John Phillips, whose head was cut off and pickled -- William Fly, who was hanged in chains on Nix's Mate -- Pirate haunts and cruising grounds -- Pirate life and death -- Captain Ploughman's commission -- Captain Ploughman's instructions -- Dying speech of Captain Quelch -- John Fillmore's narrative -- An "act of grace." |
Summary |
Meticulously researched study based on authentic documents recounts lurid exploits, punishments of such hardened maritime brigands as William Kidd, Charles Harris, Thomas Tew, John Phillips, other marauders. |
Subject |
Pirates -- New England -- History.
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New England -- History -- Colonial period, approximately 1600-1775.
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Pirates. (OCoLC)fst01064776
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New England. (OCoLC)fst01241913
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Chronological Term |
1600-1775
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Genre/Form |
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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Added Author |
Edmonds, John Henry, 1873-
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ISBN |
0486290646 |
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9780486290645 |
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