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The history of the pirates : containing the lives of those noted pirate captains, Misson, Bowen, Kidd, Tew, Halsey, White, Condent, Bellamy, Fly, Howard, Lewis, Cornelius, Williams, Burgess, North, and their crews : also, an account of the piracies and cruelties of John Auger, William Cunningham, Dennis Mackarthy, William Dowling, William Lewis, Thomas Morris, George Bendall, and William Ling, who were tried, condemned and executed at Nassau, New-Providence, on Friday, the 12th of October, 1718 : to which is added, a description of Magadoxa, in Ethiopia / by Capt. Charles Johnson.

Author/creator Defoe, Daniel, 1661?-1731
Other author/creatorJohnson, Charles, active 1724-1731.
Format Book and Microform
Publication InfoNorwich [Conn.] : London, printed, Norwich, Re-printed by R. Hubbard, 1814.
Description288 pages.
Subject(s)
Uniform titleGeneral history of the robberies and murders of the most notorious pyrates
Series Early American imprints. Second series ; no. 31831
Early American imprints. Second series no. 31831. ^A575643
General noteAttribution to Defoe is based on internal textual relationship to his works of proven authorship together with supporting external evidence. cf. Defoe in the pillory / J.R. Moore. Blooming, Ind., 1939, p. 126-188.
General noteAn abridged edition of: The history of the pyrates, first issued in 1728 as v. 2 of the 4th edition (1726) of: A general history of the pyrates, which was originally issued in 1724 under title: A general history of the robberies and murders of the most notorious pyrates.
References Shaw & Shoemaker, 31831.
Reproduction noteJoyner- Microfiche. [New Canaan, CT: Readex Microprint, 1987-1992] 11 x 15 cm. (Early American imprints. Second series ; no. 31831).

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