Project Gutenberg 2017-06-21 Public domain in the USA. 269 Strong, Ezra Baldwin 1805 1846 Strong, E. (Ezra) The History of the Lives and Bloody Exploits of the Most Noted Pirates; Their Trials and Executions Including a Correct Account of the Late Piracies Committed in the West-Indies, and the Expedition of Commodore Porter; also, Those Committed on the Brig Mexican, Who Were Tried and Executed at Boston, in 1835 E-text prepared by Richard Tonsing and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org) "The History of the Lives and Bloody Exploits of the Most Noted Pirates" is a historical account likely written in the early 19th century. This work focuses on notorious pirates from history, recounting their daring exploits, trials, and executions, including those infamous acts committed in the West Indies and the punishment meted out to criminals of the sea. The opening of the book introduces Captain Misson, detailing his early life, background, and the influences that led him to a life of piracy. As he embarks on his maritime adventures, the narrative outlines his initial experiences sailing and engaging in naval battles, hinting at his charismatic leadership and philosophical musings that evolve into a revolutionary quest for freedom. The groundwork is laid for a tale of mutinies, moral dilemmas, and the establishment of a pirate society that challenges traditional structures of power and governance — setting the stage for the complex world of piracy that follows. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 64.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Pirates -- Caribbean Area -- History Trials (Piracy) Pirates -- Atlantic Coast (U.S.) -- History Pirates -- Caribbean Area -- Biography Pirates -- Atlantic Coast (U.S.) -- Biography Buccaneers -- History Buccaneers -- Biography Privateering -- Caribbean Area -- History Privateering -- Atlantic Coast (U.S.) -- History Caribbean Area -- History, Naval Atlantic Coast (U.S.) -- History, Naval F2155 Text Category: History - Other Category: History - Warfare 602152 2025-06-22T05:22:39.415429 text/html 577208 2024-10-23T02:14:21 text/html 1110782 2025-06-22T05:22:46.565440 application/epub+zip 1116464 2025-06-22T05:22:40.783478 application/epub+zip 298865 2025-06-22T05:22:40.106406 application/epub+zip 1277473 2025-06-22T05:22:51.657391 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1228138 2025-06-22T05:22:45.881438 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 412289 2022-09-25T01:24:34.591994 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 555668 2025-06-22T05:22:38.653407 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 535453 2024-10-23T02:14:21 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18826 2025-06-22T05:22:51.809351 application/rdf+xml 20383 2025-06-22T05:22:40.194400 image/jpeg 2935 2025-06-22T05:22:40.149423 image/jpeg 1072485 2025-06-22T05:22:39.498448 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