Buccaneers & pirates of our coasts /
Buccaneers and pirates of our coasts
Frank R. Stockton.
- [New ed.].
- New York : Macmillan, 1967.
- 248 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm.
The bold buccaneers -- Some masters in piracy -- Pupils in piracy -- Peter the Great -- The story of a pearl pirate -- The surprising adventures of Bartholemy Portuguez -- The pirate who could not swim -- How Bartholemy rested himself -- A pirate author -- The story of Roc, the Brazilian -- A buccaneer boom -- The story of L'Olonnois the Cruel -- A resurrected pirate -- Villainy on a grand scale -- A just reward -- A pirate potentate -- How Morgan was helped by some religious people -- A piratical aftermath -- A tight place for Morgan -- The story of a high-minded pirate -- Exit buccaneer, enter pirate -- The great Blackbeard comes upon the stage -- A true-hearted sailor draws his sword -- A greenhorn under the black flag -- Bonnet again to the front -- The battle of the sand bars -- A six weeks' pirate -- The story of two women pirates -- A pirate from boyhood -- The pirate of the Gulf -- The pirate of the buried treasure -- The real Captain Kidd.
An account of famous and lesser known pirates who distinguished themselves through cutlass, blunderbuss, and brawn in the coastal waters of the New World.