A General History of the PyratesUniversity of South Carolina Press, 1972 - 717 pages Considered the major source of information about piracy in the early 18th century, this fascinating history by the author of "Robinson Crusoe" profiles the deeds of Edward (Blackbeard) Teach, Captain Kidd, Anne Bonny, others. |
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Page xxi
... trade to the mother country assured national prosperity , stimulated trade with England's western empire , and the exploitation of the colonists ' exports increased tremendously the chance for easy plunder . In addition , as Defoe makes ...
... trade to the mother country assured national prosperity , stimulated trade with England's western empire , and the exploitation of the colonists ' exports increased tremendously the chance for easy plunder . In addition , as Defoe makes ...
Page xxvi
... trade ; in fact , he argued that to be a justifiable cause for the War of the Spanish Succession : ... but what is England without its Trade , without its Plantation Trade , Turky and Spanish Trade , and where will that be when a French ...
... trade ; in fact , he argued that to be a justifiable cause for the War of the Spanish Succession : ... but what is England without its Trade , without its Plantation Trade , Turky and Spanish Trade , and where will that be when a French ...
Page 171
... Trade , was acquainted with the Coast : He told them , that there was a great deal of Money always kept in Gambia Castle , and that it would be worth their while to make an Attempt upon it . They ask'd him how it was possible , since it ...
... Trade , was acquainted with the Coast : He told them , that there was a great deal of Money always kept in Gambia Castle , and that it would be worth their while to make an Attempt upon it . They ask'd him how it was possible , since it ...
Contents
Illustrations | ix |
Of Captain George Lowther and his Crew | xii |
Of Captain Edward Low and his Crew | xiii |
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