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Title: A General History of the Pyrates by Daniel Defoe ISBN: 0-486-40488-9 Publisher: Dover Pubns Pub. Date: 17 March, 1999 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.57 (7 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: To clear some things up on the issue of the author...
Comment: The original text WAS written by Captain Charles Johnson in 1724. In 1932, John Robert Moore announced that the real author was Daniel Defoe. He was so certain that he wrote a book about it (Defoe in the Pillory and Other Studies). He was so convincing that most libraries/ publishers changed the cataloging. However, in 1988, P. N. Furbank and W. R. Owens proved him wrong, also in book form (The Canonisation of Daniel Defoe), based on the fact that there wasn't a single piece of documentary evidence that Defoe wrote the book. Long story short, Johnson wrote the book, not Defoe.
Rating: 5
Summary: To the below reviewer:
Comment: Yes, Kevin, it was written by Captain Johnson. And Defoe. Johnson was one of Defoe's pennames.
This book truly is the definitive work; while there is a lot of 18th century mythology sprinkled without, it's easy to pick through. Many of the characters in this book lived during Defoe's lifetime, making their stories fairly recent to his ears. It's fascinating to read about these pirates in the context in which they were presented to their contemporaries.
Rating: 5
Summary: It's Not By Defoe
Comment: This book is required reading for any serious scholar of piracy; much of what is known of piracy is derived from it. So, you should definitely read it if you care about the topic.
But the real reason I wrote this review was to let you all know that Daniel Defoe did not write this book. It was written by one Captain Charles Johnson, of whom little is known. The theory that is was actually written by Defoe has been soundly disproven by Defoe scholars. This edition is therefore attributed to the wrong man; be aware of this if you intend to cite this text.
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Title: The Buccaneers of America by Alexander O. Exquemelin ISBN: 048640966X Publisher: Dover Pubns Pub. Date: 26 February, 2000 List Price(USD): $10.95 |
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Title: Under the Black Flag: The Romance and the Reality of Life among the Pirates by David Cordingly ISBN: 0156005492 Publisher: Harvest Books Pub. Date: September, 1997 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: The Pirates Own Book : Authentic Narratives of the Most Celebrated Sea Robbers by Marine Research Society ISBN: 0486276074 Publisher: Dover Pubns Pub. Date: 24 May, 1993 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: The History of Pirates by Angus Konstam ISBN: 1585745162 Publisher: The Lyons Press Pub. Date: 01 August, 2002 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: The Pirates of the New England Coast 1630-1730 by George Francis Dow, John Henry Edmonds ISBN: 0486290646 Publisher: Dover Pubns Pub. Date: 25 March, 1996 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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