| A General History of the Pyrates Contributor(s): Defoe, Daniel (Author) |
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ISBN: 1720398569 ISBN-13: 9781720398561 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $9.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Collections - Social Science |
| Physical Information: 0.52" H x 7" W x 10" (0.95 lbs) 246 pages |
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| Publisher Description: Famed for his enduring fictional masterpieces Robinson Crusoe and Moll Flanders, Daniel Defoe also possessed considerable expertise in maritime affairs. As a commission merchant, importer, shipowner, and an active journalist who reported "ship news" and interviewed surviving pirates, Defoe achieved a high degree of authority on the subject of buccaneers. His knowledge was such that his book, A General History of the Pyrates, remains the major source of information about piracy in the first quarter of the 18th century. |