A General History of the Pyrates
From their firstd of Providence to the Present time
From their firstd of Providence to the Present time
A General History of the Robberies and Murders of the most notorious Pyrates is a 1724 book published in Britain containing biographies of contemporary pirates,[1] which was influential in shaping popular conceptions of pirates. It is the prime source for the biographies of many well known pirates.[2] Its author uses the name Captain Charles Johnson, generally considered a pseudonym.
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This was just not for me.
And honestly, that's my own fault. I should have looked into it more. I wanted a book that would give me nice life descriptions of some of the more famous pirates back in the day, because I'm genuinely interested in that sort of thing and I was hoping for something that's more exciting to read than a Wikipedia page. Some cool side info on piracy in general was also a nice addition!
Unfortunately the “general history of the pyrates” is a bit too... general for me. It had more to do with who took whose ships and what was on that ships, or just geography information that went on for pages at a time. The worst part for me is that it was all in very classic and dated English, and as someone whose first language isn't English, it was very hard to get through.
The only worthwhile chapters for me were Mary Read's and Anne Bonny's, as those went more into their personal lives, as well as parts of Edward Low's chapter.
So.. would not recommend. It would have already made a huge difference for me if only the language was a bit more modern. So I think a modern version of this book, that sort of seeks to tell the same things, would work better.
