The Pirates Own Book ; Authentic Narratives of the Most Celebrated Sea Robbers

Pirate Narratives is a collection of authentic tales of some of the notorious buccaneers and marauders. It contains biographies first-hand accounts diary entries court documents and many other sources that make up very interesting and informative history of the pirates covering a broad spectrum from Nordic marauders in Middle Ages through Arabian plunderers Barbary swashbucklers and pirates of Indian Ocean to the most famous Atlantic and Caribbean buccaneers. Table of Contents: The Danish and Norman Pirates Adventures and Exploits of Captain Avery The Remarkable History of the Joassamee Pirates of the Persian Gulf The Barbarous Conduct and Romantic Death of the Joassamee Chief Rahmah-Ben-Jabir The Life of Lafitte the Famous Pirate of the Gulf of Mexico The Life of Captain Roberts The Life of Charles Gibbs History of the Adventures Capture and Execution of the Spanish Pirates The Life of Benito De Soto the Pirate of the Morning Star The Adventures of Captain Robert Kidd The Bloody Career and Execution of Vincent Benavides a Pirate on the West Coast of South America The Life of Captain Davis Authentic History of the Malay Pirates of the Indian Ocean The Adventures of Captain Condent The Life of Captain Edward Low Life and Adventures of Captain Edward England Account of the Lynn Pirates History of the Ladrone Pirates The Life of Captain Lewis The Life Career and Death of Captain Thomas White The Life Atrocities and Bloody Death of Black Beard The Exploits Arrest and Execution of Captain Charles Vane The West India Pirates The Adventures and Execution of Captain John Rackam The Life and Exploits of Anne Bonney The Adventures and Heroism of Mary Read The Algerine Pirates The Adventures Trial and Execution of Captain Gow