Description: About this productProduct InformationOriginally published in 1724, this famous account chronicles the lives and exploits of the most notorious pirates from Anne Bonny to Blackbeard.Product IdentifiersPublisherGlobe Pequot Press, T.H.E.ISBN-101558217665ISBN-139781558217669eBay Product ID (ePID)919129Product Key FeaturesFormatHardcoverPublication Year1998LanguageEnglishDimensionsWeight30.9 OzWidth7in.Height1.3in.Length9.2in.Additional Product FeaturesDewey Edition21Table of ContentCaptain Charles Johnson: The identity of Captain Johnson remains a mystery. For many years the name was believed to be a pseudonym for Daniel Defoe, author of Robinson Crusoe and other classic works including Moll Flanders and Captain Singleton, which is the fictional biography of a pirate. Recent research has cast doubt on this interesting theory, and although there are some similarities in the style of Defoe's known works and Captain Johnson's History, there are too many discrepancies to confirm the attribution. It has been suggested that Johnson was a seaman, and possibly even a pirate, because he is clearly at home with the language of the sea and he shows an inside knowledge of the lives of some of the pirates he describes. He certainly had access to trial documents and may well have interviewed former pirates or sailors who had been captured and spent time on pirate ships. His book undoubtedly provides the most vivid and authentic description of the great age of piracy. Since its first publication in 1724 it has been the prime source of information about the lives of the most notorious pirates and has been an inspiration for numerous books, plays and films, from R. L. Stevenson's Treasure Island and J. M. Barrie's Peter Pan to the swashbuckling movies starring Douglas Fairbanks, Sr. and Errol Flynn.(71/2 X 10, 388 pages, illustrations, charts)IllustratedYesDewey Decimal910.4/5Commentaries byCordingly, DavidAge LevelTradeAuthorCharles JohnsonVolume NumberVol.Edition DescriptionReprintLc Classification NumberG535.J64 1998Lccn98-216059
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Book Title: General History of the Robberies and Murders of the Most Notorious Pirates
Item Length: 9.2in.
Item Height: 1.3in.
Item Width: 7in.
Author: Charles Johnson
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Features: Reprint
Topic: General, Maritime History & Piracy
Publisher: Globe Pequot Press, T.H.E.
Publication Year: 1998
Genre: History
Item Weight: 30.9 Oz
Number of Pages: 388 Pages
