The Real Pirates of the Caribbean (Complete Edition: Volume 1&2) (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Biographies of 18th-century pirates: Jolly Roger lore, buried treasure, and trialsBy Captain Charles Johnson
Length26h 3m
About this audiobook
The Real Pirates of the Caribbean (Complete Edition: Volume 1&2) gathers the notorious lives of early eighteenth-century sea rovers into a vivid documentary romance of the Atlantic world. Blending courtroom testimony, sailors' lore, moral anecdote, and sensational narrative, the work helped establish the enduring literary grammar of piracy: the black flag, the mutinous crew, the charismatic captain, and the unstable boundary between outlawry and empire. Captain Charles Johnson remains an enigmatic figure, traditionally associated with A General History of the Pyrates and sometimes conjectured to be a pseudonym for a writer close to London's theatrical and publishing circles. Whoever he was, Johnson wrote at a moment when maritime commerce, colonial rivalry, and public fascination with criminal biography converged. His accounts reflect both the anxieties of imperial trade and the period's appetite for dramatic lives lived beyond legal and social restraint. This complete edition is recommended for readers seeking more than adventure: it is essential for understanding how historical pirates became cultural archetypes. Scholars, students, and general readers alike will find in it a foundational text of maritime history, popular criminology, and Atlantic literature.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- A comprehensive Introduction outlines these selected works' unifying features, themes, or stylistic evolutions.
- A Historical Context section situates the works in their broader era—social currents, cultural trends, and key events that underpin their creation.
- A concise Synopsis (Selection) offers an accessible overview of the included texts, helping readers navigate plotlines and main ideas without revealing critical twists.
- A unified Analysis examines recurring motifs and stylistic hallmarks across the collection, tying the stories together while spotlighting the different work's strengths.
- Reflection questions inspire deeper contemplation of the author's overarching message, inviting readers to draw connections among different texts and relate them to modern contexts.
- Lastly, our hand‐picked Memorable Quotes distill pivotal lines and turning points, serving as touchstones for the collection's central themes.
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GenreHistory
Length26 hrs 3 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateMay 26, 2017
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
28Chap. XX. Of Captain Misson
2Introduction
29Chap. XXI. Of Capt. JOHN Bowen
3Historical Context
30Chap. XXII. Of Capt. WILLIAM KID
4Synopsis (Selection)
31Chap. XXIII. Of Captain Tew, And his Crew
5The Real Pirates of the Caribbean (Complete Edition: Volume 1&2)
32Chap. XXIV. Of Capt. Halsey, And his Crew
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6The Preface
33Chap. XXV. Of Captain Thomas White, And his Crew
7Introduction
34Chap. XXVI. Of Captain Condent, And his Crew
8Chap. I. Of Captain Avery, And his Crew
35Chap. XXVII. A Description of Magadoxa
9Chap. II. Of Captain Martel, And his Crew
36Chap. XXVIII. Of Capt. Bellamy
10Chap. III. Of Captain Teach, alias Black-beard
37Chap. XXIX. Of Captain William Fly, And his Crew
11Chap. IV. Of Major Stede Bonnet, And his Crew
38Chap. XXX. Of Capt. Thomas Howard, And his Crew
12Chap. V. Of Capt. Edward England, And his Crew
39Chap. XXXI. Of Captain Lewis. And his Crew
13Chap. VI. Of Captain Charles Vane, And his Crew
40Chap. XXXII. Of Captain Cornelius, And his Crew
14Chap. VII. Of Captain John Rackam, And his Crew
41Chap. XXXIII. Of Capt. David Williams, And his Crew
15Chap. VIII. The Life of Mary Read, And Anne Bonny
42Chap. XXXIV. Of Capt. Samuel Burgess, And his Crew
16Chap. IX. Of Captain Howel Davis, And his Crew
43Appendix
17Chap. X. Of Captain Bartho. Roberts, And his Crew (pt. 1)
44I. Of Capt. Nathaniel North, And his Crew
18Chap. X. Of Captain Bartho. Roberts, And his Crew (pt. 2)
45II. Of Captain Teach
19Chap. XI. Of Captain Anstis, And his Crew
46III. Of Major Bonnet
20Chap. XII. Of Captain Worley, And his Crew
47IV. Of Captain Worley
21Chap. XIII. Of Capt. George Lowther, And his Crew
48V. Of Captain Martel
22Chap. XIV. Of Captain Edward Low, And his Crew
49VI. The Trial of the Pyrates at Providence
23Chap. XV. Of Capt. John Evans, And his Crew
50VII. Of Captain Vane
24Chap. XVI. Of Captain John Phillips, And his Crew
51VIII. Of Captain Bowen
25Chap. XVII. Of Captain Spriggs, And his Crew
52Analysis
26Chap. XVIII. An Account of the Pyracies and Murders committed by Philip Roche, &c.
53Reflection
27Chap. XIX. An Abstract of the Civil Law and Statute Law now in Force, in Relation to Pyracy
54Memorable Quotes
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