Great Pirate Stories

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Great Pirate Stories by Joseph Lewis French.

Contents

• Great Pirate Stories5
• JOSEPH LEWIS FRENCH6
• FOREWORD8
• GREAT PIRATE STORIES12
• THE PICCAROON[1]13
• Michael Scott13
• FOOTNOTES:26
• THE CAPTURE OF PANAMA, 1671[2]27
• John Esquemeling27
• FOOTNOTES:43
• THE MALAY PROAS[3]44
• James Fenimore Cooper44
• FOOTNOTES:48
• THE WONDERFUL FIGHT OF THE EXCHANGE OF BRISTOL WITH THE PIRATES OF ALGIERS[4]49
• Samuel Purchas49
• FOOTNOTES:65
• THE DAUGHTER OF THE GREAT MOGUL[6]66
• Daniel Defoe66
• FOOTNOTES:70
• BARBAROSSA—KING OF THE CORSAIRS[7]71
• E. Hamilton Currey, R.N.71
• FOOTNOTES:81
• MORGAN AT PUERTO BELLO[8]82
• John Esquemeling82
• FOOTNOTES:88
• THE WAYS OF THE BUCCANEERS[10]89
• John Masefield after John Esquemeling89
• FOOTNOTES:92
• A TRUE ACCOUNT OF THREE NOTORIOUS PIRATES[11]93
• Howard Pyle, Ed.93
• I Captain Teach alias Black-beard93
• II Captain William Kid107
• III Captain Bartholomew Roberts and His Crew117
• FOOTNOTES:132
• NARRATIVE OF THE CAPTURE OF THE SHIP DERBY, 1735133
• Captain Anselm133
• FOOTNOTES:139
• FRANCIS LOLONOIS140
• John Esquemeling140
• FOOTNOTES:152
• THE FIGHT BETWEEN THE DORRILL AND THE MOCA[15]153
• FOOTNOTES:157
• JADDI THE MALAY PIRATE[16]158
• FOOTNOTES:161
• THE TERRIBLE LADRONES[17]162
• Richard Glasspoole162
• A few Remarks on the Origin, Progress, Manners, and Customs of the Ladrones176
• FOOTNOTES:178
• THE FEMALE CAPTIVE[26]180
• Lucretia Parker180
• FOOTNOTES:195
• THE PASSING OF MOGUL MACKENZIE196
• Arthur Hunt Chute196
• FOOTNOTES:204
• THE LAST OF THE SEA-ROVERS205
• W. B. Lord205
• FOOTNOTES:209
• THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE212

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