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THE LIVES AND ADVENTURES OF SUNDRY NOTORIOUS PIRATES

PIRATES

With a Foreword and sundry Decorations by

C. Lovat Fraser

NEW YORK: ROBERT M. McBRIDE AND COMPANY 1922

First American Edition

Printed in the United States of America

Printed in Great Britain by Billing and Sons, Ltd., Guildford and Esher.

CONTENTS

PAGE Foreword vii

The Life of Captain Avery 1

Captain John Rackham, and his Crew 17

Captain Spriggs, and his Crew 29

Captain Edward Lowe, and his Crew 37

Captain George Lowther, and his Crew 51

Captain Anstis, and his Crew 65

Captain John Phillips, and his Crew 77

Captain Teach, alias Blackbeard 87

Major Stede Bonnet and his Crew 101

Captain William Kid 117

Captain Edward England, and his Crew 135

Captain John Gow, alias Smith, and his Crew 145

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

Captain Avery frontispiece

Captain John Rackham facing page 19

Captain Edward Lowe " 39

Captain Teach " 89