The Pirates Own Book

Pirate Narratives is a collection of authentic tales of some of the notorious buccaneers and marauders. It contains biographies, first-hand accounts, diary entries, court documents and many other sources that make up very interesting and informative history of the pirates, covering a broad spectrum from Nordic marauders in Middle Ages, through Arabian plunderers, Barbary swashbucklers and pirates of Indian Ocean, to the most famous Atlantic and Caribbean buccaneers.Table of Contents:The Danish and Norman PiratesAdventures and Exploits of Captain AveryThe Remarkable History of the Joassamee Pirates of the Persian GulfThe Barbarous Conduct and Romantic Death of the Joassamee Chief, Rahmah-Ben-JabirThe Life of Lafitte, the Famous Pirate of the Gulf of MexicoThe Life of Captain RobertsThe Life of Charles GibbsHistory of the Adventures, Capture and Execution of the Spanish PiratesThe Life of Benito De Soto the Pirate of the Morning StarThe Adventures of Captain Robert KiddThe Bloody Career and Execution of Vincent Benavides a Pirate on the West Coast of South AmericaThe Life of Captain DavisAuthentic History of the Malay Pirates of the Indian OceanThe Adventures of Captain CondentThe Life of Captain Edward LowLife and Adventures of Captain Edward EnglandAccount of the Lynn PiratesHistory of the Ladrone PiratesThe Life of Captain LewisThe Life, Career and Death of Captain Thomas WhiteThe Life, Atrocities, and Bloody Death of Black BeardThe Exploits, Arrest, and Execution of Captain Charles VaneThe West India PiratesThe Adventures and Execution of Captain John RackamThe Life and Exploits of Anne BonneyThe Adventures and Heroism of Mary ReadThe Algerine PiratesThe Adventures, Trial and Execution of Captain Gow