Charles Johnson
A General History of the Pyrates, From Their First Rise and Settlement in the Island of Providence, to the Present Time: With the Remarkable Actions ... Bonny; Contain'd in the Following Chapters,
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(Forgotten Books April 19, 2018)
Excerpt from A General History of the Pyrates, From Their First Rise and Settlement in the Island of Providence, to the Present Time: With the Remarkable Actions and Adventures of the Two Female Pyrates Mary Read and Anne Bonny; Contain'd in the Following Chapters, Introduction; Chap. I. Of Capt. Avery; II. Of Capt. Martel; III. Of Capt. Teach; IV. Of Capt. Bonnet; V. Of Capt. EnglandNow we have accounted for their Rife and Beginning, it will he natural~ to enquiie why they are not taken and de flroy'd, hefo're they come to any Head, fining that they are jeldom lofs 'than twelve Men of War flationed in our Ame rican' Plantations, even in Time of Peace 5 a Force' fulfi cient to contend with a powerful Enemy. T his Enquiry, perhaps, will not turn much to the Honour of thofe concern'd in that Service 5 however, 'i hope I may he circus'd, if what I hint is with a Defign of'fervzng the Puhlick.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
- ISBN
- 0331168464 / 9780331168464
- Pages
- 442
- Weight
- 27.2 oz.
- Dimensions
- 6.0 x 1.0
in.