General History of the Pyrates, The by Captain Charles Johnson

by LibriVox

A General History of the Robberies and Murders of the most notorious Pyrates is a 1724 book containing biographies of contemporary pirates. It's author uses the name Captain Charles Johnson, generally considered a pseudonym.

The real identity of the author was thought by some scholars to be Daniel Defoe, although this has since been disputed. The publisher Nathaniel Mist or somebody working for him are other suggested authors.

In the first volume, "Johnson" sticks fairly close to the available sources, though he embellishes the stories somewhat. Nevertheless, the book was influential in shaping popular notions of piracy and provided the standard account of the lives of many individuals still famous in the 21st century.(Summary by Wikipedia)

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  • 01 - Preface
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  • 02 - Introduction, Part 1
    – 00:25:33
  • 03 - Introduction, Part 2
    – 00:26:23
  • 04 - Chapter 1, Part 1
    – 00:16:26
  • 05 - Chapter 1, Part 2
    – 00:21:32
  • 06 - Chapter 2
    – 00:11:00
  • 07 - Chapter 3, Part 1
    – 00:17:26
  • 08 - Chapter 3, Part 2
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  • 09 - Chapter 4, Part 1
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  • 10 - Chapter 4, Part 2
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  • 11 - Chapter 5, Part 1
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  • 12 - Chapter 5, Part 2
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  • 13 - Chapter 6
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  • 14 - Chapter 7, Part 1
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  • 15 - Chapter 7, Part 2
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  • 16 - Chapter 7, Part 3
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  • 17 - Chapter 8, Part 1 Incorrectly labeled as Chapter IX in the text
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  • 18 - Chapter 8, Part 2 Incorrectly labeled as Chapter IX in the text
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  • 19 - Chapter 8, Part 3 Incorrectly labeled as Chapter IX in the text
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  • 20 - Chapter 9, Part 1 Incorrectly labeled as Chapter XI in the text
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  • 21 - Chapter 9, Part 2 Incorrectly labeled as Chapter XI in the text
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  • 22 - Chapter 9, Part 3 Incorrectly labeled as Chapter XI in the text
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  • 23 - Chapter 9, Part 4 Incorrectly labeled as Chapter XI in the text
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  • 24 - Chapter 9, Part 5 Incorrectly labeled as Chapter XI in the text
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  • 25 - Chapter 9, Part 6 Incorrectly labeled as Chapter XI in the text
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  • 26 - Chapter 9, Part 7 Incorrectly labeled as Chapter XI in the text
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  • 27 - Chapter 9, Part 8 Incorrectly labeled as Chapter XI in the text
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  • 28 - Chapter 9, Part 9 Incorrectly labeled as Chapter XI in the text
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  • 29 - Chapter 9, Part 10 Incorrectly labeled as Chapter XI in the text
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  • 30 - Chapter 9, Part 11 Incorrectly labeled as Chapter XI in the text
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  • 31 - Chapter 9, Part 12 Incorrectly labeled as Chapter XI in the text
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  • 32 - Chapter 10 Incorrectly labeled as Chapter XII in the text
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  • 33 - Chapter 11 Incorrectly labeled as Chapter XIII in the text
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  • 34 - Chapter 12, Part 1 Incorrectly labeled as Chapter XIV in the text
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  • 35 - Chapter 12, Part 2 Incorrectly labeled as Chapter XIV in the text
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  • 36 - Chapter 13, Part 1 Incorrectly labeled as Chapter XV in the text
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  • 37 - Chapter 13, Part 2 Incorrectly labeled as Chapter XV in the text
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  • 38 - Chapter 14 Incorrectly labeled as Chapter XVI in the text
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  • 39 - Chapter 15 Incorrectly labeled as Chapter XVII in the text
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  • 40 - Chapter 16 Incorrectly labeled as Chapter XVII in the text
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  • 41 - Philip Roche
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  • 42 - Abstract of Laws in Relation to Pyracy
    – 00:08:42
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