A General History of the Pyrates (Dover Maritime) by Daniel Defoe
English | July 5th, 2013 | ISBN: 0486404889, 0872492702 | 800 pages | EPUB | 9.36 MB
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.