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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 Bonney : to which is prefix'd an account of the famous Captain Avery and his companions ...
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- by Captain Charles Johnson
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- History of the pyrates
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- English
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- London : Printed for Ch. Rivington ..., J. Lacy ..., and J. Stone ..., 1724
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- 22 unnumbered pages, 17-320 pages, 3 unnumbered leaves of plates (1 folded) : illustrations ; 20 cm
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- ocm62482974
- Attribution to Defoe is based on internal textual relationship to his works of proven authorship with supporting external evidence. Cf. Moore, J.R. Defoe (1971 ed.), p. 107-189.
- Subsequent editions issued with titles: General history of the pyrates ... ; and History of the pyrates ...
- Numerous errors in paging.
- Moore, J.R. Defoe (1971 ed.), 187-189
- Brown, J.C. Cat., 1493-1800, 3:378
- Sabin 36187