Best Pirate Stories Ever Told Pa

by Brennan,Stephen

• ISBN13: 9781616082185
• ISBN10: 1616082186
• Edition: 00
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2011-05-17
• Publisher: FRWHEEL

Summary

Over the years, thousands of tales both true and fantastic have been told about the dastardly thievery of pirates, and their rum-drunk exploits and high-seas violence never fail to delight. Now in a brand-new series collection, The Best Pirate Stories Ever Told includes many of the very best pirate yarns ever created on history#xE2;#xAC;"s most debaucherous scalawags. Anyone who loves a good story full of excitement, adventure, thrills, and laughs will find this collection irresistible. The stories, songs, and verses include writing by Daniel Defoe, Mark Twain, Joseph Conrad, James Fenimore Cooper, Robert Louis Stevenson, and many more. Moving through the pages of time, this collection will take you from the dastardly deeds of ancient pirates to the extravagant exploits of classical times. Each story offers swashbuckling adventure that will send you all over the world, from the dangerous currents of the Mediterranean to the sandy beaches of the Middle East. Whether it#xE2;#xAC;"s a historical overview of ferocious pirate activity that defined the seas of the past, an in-depth look at a smarmy captain of the high seas, or a boyhood frolic in a world of danger and doubloons, this collection will please any lover of the bandits of the ocean who wants to experience the deadly world of pirates without the risk of walking the plank. This fantastic collection is full of illustrations that bring to life the adventures of those daring dogs of the seven seas.

Author Biography

Stephen Brennan is the coauthor of The Adventurous Boy's Handbook and The Adventurous Girl's Handbook, and editor of The Best War Stories Ever Told and The Best Ghost Stories Ever Told. He has worked as a circus clown, teacher, cabaret artist, actor, director, shepherd, and playwright. He lives in New York City and Woodstock, New York.

Table of Contents

The Histories
Pirates and Piracy	p. 3
Piracy in the Ancient World	p. 11
Caesar and the Pirates	p. 29
The Danish and Norman Pirates	p. 31
Autobiography	p. 39
The Terrible Ladrones	p. 43
Authentic History of the Malay Pirates of the Indian Ocean	p. 59
The Ways of the Buccaneers	p. 73
The Female Captive	p. 77
Passing of the Mogul Mackenzie: the Last of the North Atlantic Pirates	p. 89
The Barbarous Conduct and Romantic Death of the Joassamee Chief Rahmah-ben-Jabir	p. 97
Capture, Sufferings, and Escape of Captain Barnabas Lincoln: A Narrative	p. 101
The Scourge of the Eastern Seas	p. 131
Cruising After Pirates	p. 145
Cruising for Pirates and What We Caught	p. 157
An Indictment for Piracy, 1812	p. 175
The Last of the Sea Rovers: The Riff Coast Pirates	p. 195
Pirates and Coast-Guards	p. 201
The Captains
The Adventures and Execution of Captain John Rackam	p. 211
Mutiny!-Captain Howel Davis and His Crew	p. 215
Captain	p. 227
The Life of Captain Lewis	p. 235
Tom Sawyer, Pirate King	p. 241
Anne Bonney and Mary Read	p. 249
A True Account of Three Notorious Pirates	p. 255
Captain Gow of the Orkneys	p. 291
A Crew of the ôBloody Fortiesö	p. 301
King's Evidence Against a Pirate: From State Trials, 1812	p. 315
Pirate Song and Verse
The Corsair	p. 323
Shakespeare on Pirates	p. 377
The Pirate's Song	p. 381
The Buccaneer	p. 383
The Pirate Song	p. 385
The Rivals	p. 389
The Song of Captain Kidd	p. 391
The Tarry Buccaneer	p. 393
The Articles of Pirate Law	p. 395
The Pirate's Parody	p. 399
Last Words and Other Pirate Quotations	p. 403
The Tales
With the Buccaneers	p. 411
The Daughter of the Great Mogul	p. 429
The Attack	p. 435
The Malay Proas	p. 443
The Fleet of Captain Morgan	p. 449
The Old Buccaneer	p. 459
Captain Brown	p. 483
Captain Blood	p. 517
The PyrateS Attack	p. 541
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