General History of the Lives, Murders and Adventures of the Most Notorious Pirates, Hardback - Captain Charles Johnson

This new edition of the most influential book about pirates ever written presents twenty action-packed biographies of the likes of Blackbeard and C...

Captain Charles Johnson's colourful accounts of the most roguish and infamous highwaymen in history comes to life in this new publication featuring...

Originally published in folio size complete with fine engravings, this new collection of Captain Charles Johnson's tales of rogues includes the ver...

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DescriptionOften romanticized in print and on the silver screen, real-life pirates were a brutal menace that plagued the high seas. In this book, A...

Who doesn't love pirates? From Captain Hook to Captain Jack Sparrow, Blackbeard to Black Bart, these pistol-packing, cutlass-flashing, bandana-topp...

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On 2 August 1876, a young policeman named Constable Nicholas Cock was shot dead while walking `the beat' at Whalley Range, Manchester. Although no ...

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Publisher: Arkose PressAuthor(s): John AikinIllustration(s): Illustrations, black and whiteNumber of pages: 682Publication date: 2015Dimensions: 16...

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