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