The Pirates Own Book, Or Authentic Narratives of the Lives, Exploits, and Executions of the Most Celebrated Sea Robbers: With Historical Sketches of the Joassamee, Spanish, Ladrone, [etc.] Pirates

Sanborn & Carter, 1837

Contents

• Danish and Norman Pirates: 13
• England infected with Piracy: 19
• Division of treasure and villany of Avery: 30
• History of the Joassamee Pirates: 37
• Pirates defeated by an English Fleet: 47
• The English send: 53
• Sketch of the Joassamee chief RahmahBenJabir: 59
• Capture of the Queen East Indiaman: 65
• Failure of the English in enlisting La Fitte against the Americans: 72
• Battle of New Orleans: 79
• The Life of Captain Roberts: 86
• Death of Roberts and capture of his crew: 97
• Brutal treatment of a Dutch Girl: 103
• Gibbs and Wansley brought to the United States for trial: 109
• Gibbs Address to the People at his Execution: 118
• De Soto Pardoned: 121
• Division of the Money taken from the Mexican: 127
• Scene in Court during their Trial: 133
• Capt Gibert and his companions at their execution commanded: 140
• Capture of the Morning Star: 151
• Trial and Execution of De Soto: 161
• Kidds first Piracy: 171
• Kidd and six of his men Executed: 178
• Benavides Arrested and Executed: 187
• Stratagem of Davis in capturing a French Vessel: 193
• Davis chosen Commodore of a Piratical Fleet: 199
• Mr Daltons Narrative: 210
• Commodore Downs sent to chastise the Malays: 217
• Pirates riding Priests about deck: 223
• Low takes possession of thirteen vessels at Port Rosemary: 229
• Life and Adventures of Captain Edward England: 236
• Hazardous situation of Captain Mackra: 243
• Division of Plunder: 251
• History of the Ladrone Pirates: 259
• The Life of Captain Lewis: 288
• Life Career and Death of Captain Thomas White: 295
• Life Atrocities and Bloody Death of Black Beard: 311
• Exploits Arrest and Execution of Capt Charles Vane: 324
• The West India Pirates: 332
• The Adventures and Execution of Capt John Rackam: 379
• Adventures and Heroism of Mary Read 335: 385
• History of the Algerine Pirates: 391
• The Adventures Trial and Execution of Capt Gow: 429

Bibliographic information

• Title: The Pirates Own Book, Or Authentic Narratives of the Lives, Exploits, and Executions of the Most Celebrated Sea Robbers: With Historical Sketches of the Joassamee, Spanish, Ladrone, [etc.] Pirates
• Publisher: Sanborn & Carter, 1837
• Original from: Harvard University
• Digitized: Apr 23, 2008