Project Gutenberg 2005-11-30 Public domain in the USA. 322 Stockton, Frank R. 1834 1902 Stockton, Francis Richard Stockton, Frank Richard Buccaneers and pirates of our coasts E-text prepared by Suzanne Shell, David Yingling, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Buccaneers and Pirates of Our Coasts" by Frank R. Stockton is a historical account written in the late 19th century. This work delves into the fascinating and somewhat romanticized world of piracy, particularly focusing on the notorious buccaneers who roamed the seas around the Americas. The narrative explores various figures and incidents that shaped the daring and often brutal reputation of these sea-robbers, showcasing their adventures, motivations, and encounters with established powers of the time. The opening of the work introduces the author's reflections as a boy who idolized pirates and wished to embody their adventurous spirit. Stockton sets the stage by recounting the origins of the buccaneers, portraying them as former traders who, faced with oppression from Spanish authorities, transformed into pirates. He discusses the complex motivations behind their lawless existence and highlights their fierce opposition to Spanish rule, illustrating how the initial quest for independence eventually evolved into a brutal culture of piracy and violence. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 53.3 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Pirates -- Juvenile literature Buccaneers -- Juvenile literature F2155 Text Crime Nonfiction Pirates, Buccaneers, Corsairs, etc. Category: Adventure Category: History - American Category: History - Modern (1750+) 481940 2025-07-07T10:14:32.193103 text/html 486407 2020-12-13T07:09:01 text/html 878669 2025-07-07T10:14:38.291064 application/epub+zip 880003 2025-07-07T10:14:33.308051 application/epub+zip 233302 2025-07-07T10:14:32.681139 application/epub+zip 1215005 2025-07-07T10:14:42.513030 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1157249 2025-07-07T10:14:37.465055 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 338448 2022-09-08T09:41:42.081904 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 439265 2025-07-07T10:14:31.565095 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 439009 2020-12-13T07:09:01 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 439017 2020-12-13T07:09:01 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 22066 2025-07-07T10:14:42.651007 application/rdf+xml 17989 2025-07-07T10:14:32.768071 image/jpeg 2801 2025-07-07T10:14:32.725050 image/jpeg 154730 2020-12-13T07:09:01 application/octet-stream application/zip 849616 2020-12-13T07:09:01 application/octet-stream application/zip 154718 2020-12-13T07:09:01 application/octet-stream application/zip 853378 2025-07-07T10:14:32.263109 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia