A general history of the robberies and murders of the most notorious pyrates

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A general history of the robberies and murders of the most notorious pyrates

by Daniel Defoe ; with a new introduction for the Garland edition by William Graves

(Foundations of the novel / compiled and edited by Michael F. Shugrue)

Garland Pub., 1972

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Original t.p. reads: A general history of the robberies and murders of the moſt notorious pyrates, and also their policies, diſcipline and government, from their firſt rise and settlement in the iſland of Providence, in 1717, to the preſent year 1724. With the remarkable actions and adventures of the two female pyrates, Mary Read and Anne Bonny. To which is prefix'd an account of the famous Captain Avery and his companions ... To which is added, a ſhort abstract of the statute and civil law in relation to pyracy. By Captain Charles Johnson. London, Printed for Ch. Rivington at the Bible and Crown in St. Paul's Church-Yard, J. Lacy at the Ship near the Temple-Gate, and J. Stone next the Crown Coffee-house the back of Greys-Inn, 1724

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  • NCID
    BA19745622
  • ISBN
    • 0824005562
  • LCCN
    71170563
  • Country Code
    us
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    New York
  • Pages/Volumes
    9, 320 p., [3] leaves of plates (some folded)
  • Size
    22 cm
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