Pirates
A General History of the Robberies and Murders of the Most Notorious Pirates
$31.24
- Paperback
384 pages
- Release Date
1 October 2017
Summary
A facsimile edition of a classic source for the history of piracy, as used by Robert Louis Stevenson in the writing of Treasure Island.
Captain Charles Johnson’s General History of Pirates was one of the best-selling books of 1724, when it was first published. It provides a sweeping account of what has come to be called the Golden Age of Piracy.
It went through four editions in two years, and without doubt owed a substantial part of its success to a dra…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781472830487 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1472830482 |
| Author: | Charles Johnson, David Cordingly |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Imprint: | Osprey Publishing |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 384 |
| Release Date: | 1 October 2017 |
| Weight: | 336g |
| Dimensions: | 30mm x 130mm x 196mm |
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Charles Johnson
Charles Johnson’s real identity is unknown, but his writing shows a knowledge of the sailor’s speech and life, which suggests that he could have been a sea captain. He may also have been a professional writer well versed in the ways of the sea; some have suggested that he might have been the author Daniel Defoe.
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