The history and lives of all the most notorious pirates and their crews, from Captain Avery, who first settled at Madagascar, to Captain John Gow, and James Williams, his Lieutenant, &c. who were hanged at Execution-Dock, June 11, 1735, for Piracy and Murder; and afterwards hanged in Chains between Blackwall and Deptford: And in this Edition continued down to the Year 1735. Giving a more full and true Account than any yet published, of all their Murders, Piracies, Maroonings, Places of Refuge, and Way of Living. To which is prefixed, an abstract of the laws against piracy.
- Defoe, Daniel, 1661?-1731.
- Date:
- 1769
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Also known as
General history of the robberies and murders of the most notorious pyrates. Abridgments
Publication/Creation
Glasgow : printed by Robert Duncan, and sold at his shop, at Pope's Head, Salt-Market, 1769.
Physical description
119,[1]p. : ill. ; 120.
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Edition
The ninth edition. ..
References note
ESTC T185371
Moore, 458
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Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Thomson Gale, 2003. (Eighteenth century collections online). Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.