| Uniform title | General history of the robberies and murders of the most notorious pyrates |
| Spine title |
General history of pirates |
| General note | "The text in this book is taken from the 1925 edition of Captain Johnson's History. This was the third edition of the book and was an updated version of the original 1724 edition with three more pirate biographies added to the original thirteen. After much discussion it has been decided to add the biography of Captain Kidd which appeared in the two-volume 1726 edition."--P. xiv. |
| General note | Reprint. 3rd ed. originally published: Kensington : Printed & sold by Philip Saintsbury at the Cayme Press, 1925. |
| General note | Attribution to Defoe is based on internal textual relationship to his works of proven authorship together with supporting external evidence.--Moore, J.R. Defoe in the pillory. Bloomington, Ind., 1939, p. 126-188. |
| General note | Captain Charles Johnson is a psuedonym of Daniel Defoe.--Moore J.R. A checklist of the writings of Daniel Defoe. Bloomington, Ind., 1960, p. 180. |
| General note | Contains chapters on the lives of Blackbeard (Edward Teach) and Stede Bonnet. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 370.). |
| LCCN | 98216059 |
| ISBN | 1558217665 |
