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Pirates: A History of the Most Notorious 17th Century Pirates
Pirates: A History of the Most Notorious 17th Century Pirates | Charles Johnson, Captain Charles Johnson
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Blackbeard, Captain Kidd, Captain Misson, Mary Read, Anne Bonney, Captain Avery, Captain Tew, Captain Rackham...Pirates is a comprehensive history of the life and crimes of these and many other notorious 17th Century pirates, detailing their philosophies and codes, voyages, battles, treasures, trials and bloody deaths. Here are the pioneers of liberty and autocracy whose charters form a blueprint for subsequent generations of thieves, gunslingers, assassins, revolutionaries, activists and hackers.The pirate counter-culture, which has fired endless imaginations from Hollywood scriptwriters to literary outlaw William S Burroughs, is savagely revived in this factual, yet mythopoeic evocation of terrorism and sudden death across the ocean frontier.First published in 1726, and over 600 pages in length, Pirates is a definitive document which not only illuminates a turbulent and formative period of world history, but is also vitally relevant today as a study of the roots of slavery, revolution and alternative governments.
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Pirates: A History of the Most Notorious 17th Century Pirates | Charles Johnson, Captain Charles Johnson
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In spite of the controversy related to this book's authorship (Defoe isn't its author after all), it's a very entertaining book. It details the exploits of many pirates. It's a bit difficult to follow at times due to an overwhelming amount of names and dates, not to mention its old world values, but it provides a lot of interesting stories and facts. It's highly informative, offering a glimpse into the reality of the legendary piratical figures.

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If you'd fought like a man you wouldn't be hanged like a dog
Anne Bonney to Calico Jack. This book is the first recorded instance of those words. This book is also almost definitely NOT by Defoe.

And since I've been sick and missed my fave, the Golden Age pirates, I had to quote Anne. And I'm giving you a pic of my pirate/nautical shelves thoufh some books end up elsewhere, like in classics.

#PiratesLife #WhatAWayToLive

CrowCAH Awesome! I love your pirate shelves!!! ⚔️⚓️☠️ can't wait to see the rest of your posts! 8y
ValerieAndBooks I like how you have pieces like the ships to coordinate with the topic in the shelves! 8y
PirateJenny @ValerieAndBooks The pieces are pretty much strewn all over my apartment. 😄 8y
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