1st Edition
British Piracy in the Golden Age, Volume 4 History and Interpretation, 1660-1734
By Joel H Baer
Copyright 2008
440 Pages
by
Routledge
Providing a comprehensive view of Golden Age piracy, this edition includes descriptions of the actions of individuals alongside contemporary discussions of the piracy problem through books, journals, newspaper articles, essays, reviews, proposals, pamphlets and sermons from Britain and its colonies.
Volume 4: Henry Valentine, Foure Sea-Sermons (1635) An Account of the Behaviour, Dying Speeches, and Execution of Mr. John Mur[1]phey, for High-Treason; and William May [et al.], for Robbery, Piracy and Felony (1696) An Account of the Behaviour and Last Dying Speeches of the Six Pirates (1704) Paul Lorrain, The Ordinary of Newgate: His Account of the Behaviour, Confes[1]sion, and Last Speech of Capt Alexander Dolzell (1715) The Mariners Divine Mate: or, Spiritual Navigation Improved (1715) [Cotton Mather], Instructions to the Living, f om the Condition of the Dead (1717) [Cotton Mather], Useful Remarks. An Essay upon Remarkables in the Way of Wicked Men (1723) Josiah Woodward, The Seaman’s Monitor: or, Advice to Sea-Faring Men (1723) Benjamin Colman, It is a Fearful T ing to Fall into the Hands of the Living God (1726) The Famous Adventures of Captain John Avery, of Plymouth (1809) ‘Bold Captain Avery’ ([c. 1770]) ‘Captain Ivory, the Bold English Pirate’ ([c. 1818–35]) Appendix: Manuscripts Relating to Piracy Cited in this Edition, Index
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Edited by Joel H Baer
