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Historical Subject Matter Discussed/Illustrated in this Work (Partial Only, See Full Contents Below): Pirates Piracy Pirate Ship Pirate Treasure Buccaneer Privateer Captain William Kidd Quedagh Merchant Edward Teach Blackbeard Revenge Atlantic Ocean Coast Stede Bonnet Francois Lolonois or Lolonais the Cruel Spanish Main Maracaibo Henry Morgan The Exterminator Daniel Montbars Female Pirates Mary Read Ann Bonny Lesbian William Kidd New York Madagascar The November West Indies Arrest Trial Curacoa Delaware Bay Oyster Bay Block Island Rhode Island Major Stede Bonnet Atrocities Man-of-War Bloody Battles Cape Fear River North Carolina Portuguese Barthelemy The Tornado Francis Lolonois Gibraltar Fleet Plunder Tortuga San Pedro Spanish Ship Shipwreck Darien Mary Read Anne Bonny Rackam the Pirate Execution Scaffold Mansvelt the Pirate St. Catharine Costa Rica Jamaica Don John Henry Morgan Puerto Principe Puerto Velo The Oxford The Cerf Volant Ocoa Venezuela Pierre Picard Oruba Fire Ship Hispaniola Cape Tiburon Chagres Panama Starvation Montbar
CAPTAIN WILLIAM KIDD And Others of the Pirates or Buccaneers Who Ravaged the Seas, The Islands, and the Continents of America Two Hundred Years Ago. By John S.C. Abbott. Published in 1874 by Dodd, Mead & Company, New York. 7.5” x 5” cloth hardcover. Illustrated. 373 pages.
Condition: Exterior as shown in photo. Firm binding. Text is clean and complete. Tidemarks on edges of frontis and other plates. Foxing. No torn, loose or missing pages. Very scarce.Description:
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This is a vivid, sensational history of the most notorious pirates who ever sailed the high seas, starting with Captain William Kidd himself. Here you’ll find the full story of Kidd’s sensational career culminating in his arrest, trial and execution. To this day many questions remain about Kidd’s guilt and the legendary treasure he is said to have cached before his capture.
But that’s not all, me hearties. Aye, this book is a treasure trove of fact and fancy from the golden age of piracy. There are 23 chapters in which you’ll meet pirates and buccaneers whose names still inspire awe today. The chapters discuss the pirates’ origins, exploits and adventures, cruelties and other crimes, and their ultimate fates:
Captain William Kidd, perhaps the most famous pirate of all, arrested in Boston and remanded to England for trial and execution. Edward Teach, or Blackbeard, one of the most fearsome pirates ever to sail the Atlantic, whose reign of terror lasted until the moment his head was cut off and hung from the bow of a ship … Stede Bonnet, the so-called “Gentleman Pirate” who terrorized the waters of North Carolina in the early 18th century ... Francois Lolonois, or “Lolonais the Cruel,” a sadistic buccaneer who sailed the Spanish Main and led an attack of 440 pirates upon Maracaibo in 1666. An expert torturer, Lolonois was known for slicing portions of flesh off his victims with a sword, burning them alive, etc. He once cut the beating heart from a man’s chest and ate it to intimidate prisoners … Sir Henry Morgan, the scourge of the Spanish main, a destroyer of fleets and of whole cities and towns … Daniel Montbars, who destroyed so many Spanish ships and killed so many Spaniards that he was called "the Exterminator" … The female pirates, Mary Read and Ann Bonny, whose love of pirating was rivaled only by their illicit love for each other … ... and more! The text is illustrated with exciting scenes from the narrative -- the death of Blackbeard, etc.
From the Author’s Preface:
THERE can scarcely anything be found, in the literature of our language, more wild and wonderful, than the narrative contained in this volume. The extraordinary career of Captain Kidd, a New-York merchant, the demoniac feats of those fiends in human form, Bonnet, Barthelemy, and Lolonois; the romantic history of the innocent female pirate Mary Read, and of the termagant Anne Bonney ; the amazing career of Sir Henry Morgan, and the fanaticism of Montbar, scarcely surpassed by that of Mohammed or Loyola, combine in creating a story, which the imagination of Dickens or Dumas could scarcely rival …A great addition to any piracy or maritime collection – I Kidd you not! Arrr!
Contents Are:
CHAPTER ONE ~ ORIGIN OF THE BUCCANEERS: .Renown of Captain Kidd. * Wild Legends. * Demands of Spain. * Opposition of the Maritime Powers. * The Rise of the Buccaneers. * The Pirates' Code. * Remonstrance of Spain. * Reply of France and England. * Confession of a Buccaneer. * Adventures of Peter the Great.
CHAPTER TWO ~ WILLIAM KIDD BECOMES A PIRATE: Ravages of the Pirates. * The King's Interview with Earl Bellomont. * William Kidd, the New York Merchant. * His Commission. * Sailing of the Adventure. * Recruiting in New York. * Circuitous Trip to Madagascar. * Perils and Sufferings. * Madagascar the Pirates' Home. * Murmurings of the Crew. * Kidd reluctantly turns Pirate. * His Repulses, and his Captures.
CHAPTER THREE ~ PIRATIC ADVENTURES: Audacity of Kidd. * Fate of the November. * Kidd kills William Moore. * The Renowned Ballad. * Kidd's Compunctions. * Kidd at Madagascar. * Piratic Carousals. * The Artificial Hell. * Kidd's Return to the West Indies. * Exaggerated Reports of Avery. * His wretched Career, and wretched End
CHAPTER FOUR ~ ARREST, TRIAL AND CONDEMNATION OF KIDD: Appalling Tidings. * Trip to Curacoa. * Disposal of the Quedagh Merchant. * Purchase of the Antonio. * Trembling Approach toward New York. * Measures for the Arrest of Kidd. * He enters Delaware Bay. * Touches at Oyster Bay and Block Island. * Communications with the Government. * Sails for Boston. * His Arrest. * Long Delays. * Public Rumors. * His Trial and Condemnation
CHAPTER FIVE ~ KIDD, AND STEDE BONNET: The Guilt of Kidd. * Rumors of Buried Treasure. * Mesmeric Revelation. * Adventures of Bradish. * Strange Character of Major Bonnet. * His Piracies. * Encounters. * Indications of Insanity. * No Temptation to Turn Pirate. * Blackbeard. * Bonnet Deposed.
CHAPTER SIX ~ THE ADVENTURES OF EDWARD TEACH, OR BLACKBEARD: Seizure of the Protestant Caesar. * The Piratic Squadron. * Vil- lany of the Buccaneers. * The Atrocities of Blackbeard. * Illustrative Anecdotes. * Carousals on Shore. * Alleged Complicity with the Governor. * Hiding-place near Ocracoke Inlet. * Arrangements for his Capture. * Boats sent from two Men-of-War. * Bloody Battle. * The Death of the Pirate. * His Desperate and Demoniac Character
CHAPTER SEVEN ~ THE CLOSE OF STEDE BONNET’S CAREER: Bonnet's Abandonment by Blackbeard. * Avails Himself of the King's Pardon. * Takes Commission as a Privateer. * Rescues Blackbeard's Pirates. * Piratic Career. * Enters Cape Fear River for Repairs. * Captured by Colonel Rhet. * The Conflict. * Escapes from Prison. * The Pursuit, and Trial and Sentence
CHAPTER EIGHT ~ THE PORTUGUESE BARTHELEMY: Commencement of his Career. * Bold Capture. * Brutality of the Pirates. * Reverses and Captivity. * Barthelemy doomed to Die. * His Escape. * Sufferings in the Forest. * Reaches Gulf Triste. * Hardening Effect of his Misfortunes. * His new Piratic Enterprise. * Wonderful Success. * The Tornado. * Impoverishment and Ruin.
CHAPTER NINE ~ FRANCIS LOLONOIS: Early Life of Lolonois. * His Desperate Character. * Joins the Buccaneers. * His Fiend-like Cruelty. * The Desperadoes Rally around Him. * Equips a Fleet. * Captures Rich Prizes. * Plans the Sack of Maracaibo. * The Adventurous Voyage. * Description of Venezuela. * Atrocities at Maracaibo and Gibraltar. * Doom of the Victors
CHAPTER TEN ~ THE PLUNDER; THE CAROUSAL; AND THE NEW ENTERPRISE: Gibraltar in Ashes. * The Return to Maracaibo. * Division of the Plunder. * Peculiar Scene. * Reception of the Pirates at Tortuga. * Fiend-like arousal. * The Pirates Reduced to Beggary. * Lolonois's New Enterprise. * The " Furious Calm." * Days of Disaster. * Ravaging the Coast. * Capture of San Pedro
CHAPTER ELEVEN ~ THE END OF LOLONOIS’S CAREER: The Pirates' Perfidy. * Capture of a Spanish Ship. * Misery of the Pirates. * Desertion of Vauclin. * The Shipwreck. * Life upon the Island. * Expedition to Nicaragua. * Its utter Failure. * Ferocity of the Indians. * Exploring the River. * The Retreat. * Coasting to Darien. * Capture and Death of Lolonois. * Fate of the Remnants
CHAPTER TWELVE ~ THE FEMALE PIRATE, MARY READ: Testimony of Charles Johnson. * Marriage of Mary Read's Mother. * Singular Adventure. * Reasons for Disguising her Daughter. * Early Training of Mary as a Boy. * She Enlists on board a Man- of- War. * The Character she Developed. * Enters the Army. * Skill and Bravery. * Falls in Love with a Fleming. * Reveals her Sex. * The Marriage. * Happy Days. * Death of her Husband. * Adversity. * Resumes Male Attire
CHAPTER THIRTEEN ~ ANNE BONNY, THE FEMALE PIRATE: Rackam the Pirate. * Anne Bonny his Wife. * Her Reasons for Assuming a Boy's Dress. * Infamous Character of Rackam. * Anne falls in Love with Mary. * Curious Complications. * The Duel. * Chivalry of Frank. * The Capture. * The Trial. * Testimony of the Artist. * Death of Mary Read. * Rackam Dies on the Scaffold
CHAPTER FOURTEEN ~ SIR HENRY MORGAN: His Origin. * Goes to the West Indies. * Joins the Buccaneers. * Meets Mansvelt the Pirate. * Conquest of St. Catharine. * Piratic Colony there. * Ravaging the Coast of Costa Rica. * Sympathy of the Governor of Jamaica. * Death of Mansvelt. * Expedition of Don John. * The Island Recaptured by the Spaniards. * Plans of Morgan. * His Fleet. * The Sack of Puerto Principe. * Horrible Atrocities. * Retreat of the Pirates. * The Duel. * They Sail for Puerto Velo. * Conquest of the City. * Heroism of the Governor
CHAPTER FIFTEEN ~ THE CAPTURE OF PUERTO VELO AND ITS RESULTS: The Torture. * Sickness and Misery. * Measures of the Governor of Panama. * The Ambuscade. * Awful Defeat of the Spaniards. * Ferocity of the Pirates. * Strange Correspondence. * Exchange of Courtesies. * Return to Cuba, and Division of the Spoil. * Wild Orgies at Jamaica. * Complicity of the British Government with the Pirates. * The New Enterprise. * Arrival of the Oxford. * Destruction of the Cerf Volant. * Rendezvous at Samona.
CHAPTER SIXTEEN ~ THE EXPEDITION TO MARACAIBO: The Delay at Ocoa. * Hunting Excursions. * The Repulse. * Cities of Venezuela. * The Plan of Morgan. * Suggestions of Pierre Picard. * Sailing of the Expedition. * They Touch at Oruba. * Traverse Venezuela. * Enter Lake Maracaibo. * Capture of the Fort. * The City Abandoned. * Atrocities of the Pirates
CHAPTER SEVENTEEN ~ ADVENTURES ON THE SHORES OF LAKE MARACAIBO: Adventures on the Shores of Lake Maracaibo. * Preparations for the Defence of Gibraltar. * The Hidden Ships. * The Hiding-place of the Governor and the Women. * Disaster and Failure. * Capture of the Spanish Ships. * The Retreat Commenced. * Peril of the Pirates. * Singular Correspondence. * Strength of the Spanish Armament. * The Public Conference of the Pirates. * The Naval Battle. * The Fire-Ship. * Wonderful Achievement of the Pirates
CHAPTER EIGHTEEN ~ A NEW EXPEDITION PLANNED: The Threat to Espinosa. * Adroit Stratagem. * Wonderful Escape. * The Storm. * Revelry at Jamaica. * History of Hispaniola. * Plan of a New Expedition. * The Foraging Ships. * Morgan's Administrative Energies. * Return of the Foragers. * Rendezvous at Cape Tiburon. * Magnitude and Armament of the Fleet. * Preparations to Sail
CHAPTER NINETEEN ~ CAPTURE OF ST. CATHERINE AND CHAGRES: The Defences at St. Catherine. * Morgan's Strategy. * The Midnight Storm. * Deplorable Condition of the Pirates. * The Summons to Surrender. * Disgraceful Conduct of the Spanish Commander. * The Advance to Chagres. * Incidents of the Battle. * The Unexpected Victory. * Measures of Morgan
CHAPTER TWENTY ~ THE MARCH FROM CHAGRES TO PANAMA: Preparations to Ascend the River. * Crowding of the Boats. * The Bivouac at Bracos. * Sufferings from Hunger. * The Pathless Route. * The Boats Abandoned. * Light Canoes Employed. * Abandoned Ambuscades. * Painful Marches, Day by Day. * The Feast on Leathern Bags. * Murmurs and Contentions. * The Indians Encountered. * Struggling through the Forest. * The Conflagration at Santa Cruz. * Battle and Skirmishes. * First Sight of Panama. * Descent into the Plain. * Feasting.
CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE ~ THE CAPTURE OF PANAMA: First Sight of the City. * The Spanish Scouts Appear. * Morgan's Advance. * Character of the Country. * Fears of the Spaniards. * Removal of Treasure. * Capture of the City. * The Poisoned Wine. * Magnificent Scenery of the Bay. * Description of Panama and its Surroundings. * Wealth of the City. * Scenes of Crime and Cruelty.
CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO ~ THE RETURN FROM PANAMA: Return of the Explorers. * The Beautiful Captive. * Sympathy in her behalf. * Embarrassments of Morgan. * Inflexible Virtue of the Captive. * The Conspiracy. * Efficiency of Morgan. * His Obduracy. * The Search of the Pirates. * The Return March. * Morgan Cheats the Pirates. * Runs Away.
CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE ~ MONTBAR THE FANATIC: Partial Solution of a Mystery. * Montbar's Birth. * His Education and Delusions. * Anecdote of the Dramatic Performance. * Montbar Runs Away from Home. * Enters the Navy. * His Ferocious Exploits. * Joins the Buccaneers. * Desperate Battles on the Land and on the Sea. * His Final Disappearance.
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