The atrocities of the pirates : being a faithful narrative of the unparalleled sufferings endured by the author during his captivity among the pirates of the island of Cuba; with an account of the excesses and barbarities of those inhuman freebooters. /

Smith, Aaron, active 1823-1852.

The atrocities of the pirates : being a faithful narrative of the unparalleled sufferings endured by the author during his captivity among the pirates of the island of Cuba; with an account of the excesses and barbarities of those inhuman freebooters. / Aaron Smith (who was himself afterwards tried at the Old Bailey as a pirate, and acquitted.). - London : For G. and W.B. Whittaker, 1824. - xi, 214 pages ; 20 cm

"Apparently a much embellished record by a sympathising friend. Clearly padded with a romantic love adventure, and necessarily open to suspicion."--Dict. nat. blog., q. v. for account of Smith's two trials, 1823 and 1850, on the one charge Printer statement on t.p. verso: "Joseph Mallet, Printer, 59, Wardour-street, Soho, London"

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Smith, Aaron, active 1823-1852.


1822-1823


Pirates.
Captivity.
Captivity narratives.
Pirates.


Caribbean Area.
Cuba.


Pirate captivity narratives.
History.
Pirate captivity narratives.
Captivity narratives.

F2161 / .S64

910.453 Smi

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