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More illustrative of Defoe's life than Piracy
Be advised this is the same book as Captain Johnson's
So many knockoffs, this one gets it right
Yes! Buy this book and give it to friends as well
Saved by Captain Johnson?

A General History of the Pyrates
Daniel Defoe
Manufacturer: Dover Publications
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0486404889

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Immensely readable history by the author of Robinson Crusoe incorporates the author's celebrated flair for journalistic detail, and represents the major source of information about piracy in the early 18th century. Defoe recounts the daring and bloody deeds of such outlaws as Edward Teach (alias Blackbeard), Captain Kidd, Mary Read, Anne Bonny, many others.

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More illustrative of Defoe's life than Piracy.......2007-06-05

The dearth of primary sources have encouraged "scholars" to grasp onto the Furbanks / Owens short de-atrribution, which is basically an ad hominem attack against the preeminent 20th century Defoe scholar Moore. The tales in this book are wild and outlandish, much like Defoe's life. Full of get-rich quick schemes, bankruptcy, and being pilloried, he did not lack for his own source material. So enjoy the tales, picture a proto-democracy where illiterate desperate men create "articles" of piracy that would make a modern day attorney proud, read some more Defoe and make up your own mind. Clear sailing!

Be advised this is the same book as Captain Johnson's.......2007-01-26

While excellent, this book is the same volume also published under the name of Captain Johnson, sold in a different edition, with a different cover, etc. I was in a rush to read several authentic pirate stories, and bought both books. Don't make the mistake I did!

So many knockoffs, this one gets it right.......2006-10-31

This is the most complete and authoratative version of the General History that you'll be able to find. It contains both Volume 1 and Volume 2 and is superbly edited with extensive footnotes and a graceful treatment of the language. It preserves the eighteenth-century feel while making some subtle changes in spelling and punctuation to make it more comprehensive to us. Also, Volume 2 originally contained an appendix with corrections and additions to the biographies contained in Volume 1; this edition places those sections with the chapters in Volume 1 to which they correspond, and indicates clearly when this has been done. A word of warning: Defoe sometimes takes off on long tangents that digress quite far from the subject at hand, and these sections have not been ommitted; but as a reader I personally appreciate the editor letting me decide which parts I do or do not wish to read.

As a point of interest, I originally sought out this edition because it's the same one that David Cordingly used to write his excellent book Under the Black Flag. I highly recommend it for anyone seriously interested in piratology, history or literature.

Yes! Buy this book and give it to friends as well.......2006-08-08

Let them know you like Pyrates! Be a Pyrate from time to time, but don't kill or mame anyone. This is an incredible book, full of information, non-stop action, and because it is written by Defoe, Johnson, or whomever it was written by - someone in the time of the actual pyrates being mentioned, it weilds a sense of authenticity that hits you up side the head like no other. If these men (and women) of seafaring bravado were among us today they would have been very pleased with the outcome of this book rather than the show-boat affairs of Disney. However, some parts of the book are graphic, realistic, and perhaps readers under the age of 13 should be prepared.

Saved by Captain Johnson?.......2006-05-03

If you are a fan of Defoe and want to read about pyrates and their cutlasses then this is the book you need. It was published under the name of Captain Charles Johnson, no doubt to protect its author from the retaliation of ones such as Captain Avery - then in England - whose case the book deals with first. Avery had had a play written about (or by) him called The Successful Pirate, and a book called The King of the Pirates, and A General History of the Pyrates is a scathing attack against their pretentions. Because of his history as a pirate Avery would not have been able to visit the naval records office to check up on his adversary, hence the security and reason presumably for the name. Subsequent research in the naval records have shown that no such fish as Captain Charles Johnson had existed. His name is fictional.

The American Defoe scholar John Robert Moore identified it as being Defoe's and it certainly adds to his tally of great works.

A general history of the robberies and murders of the most notorious pyrates

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A general history of the robberies and murders of the most notorious pyrates
CAPT Charles Johnson (aka Daniel Defoe)
Manufacturer: Dodd, Mead
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Unknown Binding

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A GENERAL HISTORY OF THE ROBBERIES AND MURDERS OF THE MOST NOTORIOUS Pyrates
CAPT Charles Johnson (aka Daniel Defoe)
Manufacturer: George Routledge & Sons Ltd.
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000P8X798

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Libertalia, a Daniel Defoe discovery
Robert L Mount
Manufacturer: Tabula Rasa Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Unknown Binding

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ASIN: B000735B3Q

A general history of the pyrates from their rise and settlement in the Island of Providence to the present time

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A general history of the pyrates from their rise and settlement in the Island of Providence to the present time
Daniel Defoe
Manufacturer: H.M.S. Productions
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Binding: Unknown Binding

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