A General History of the Robberies and Murders of the most notorious Pyrates is a 1724 book containing biographies of contemporary pirates. It's author uses the name Captain Charles Johnson, generally considered a pseudonym.
The real identity of the author was thought by some scholars to be Daniel Defoe, although this has since been disputed. The publisher Nathaniel Mist or somebody working for him are other suggested authors.
In the first volume, "Johnson" sticks fairly close to the available sources, though he embellishes the stories somewhat. Nevertheless, the book was influential in shaping popular notions of piracy and provided the standard account of the lives of many individuals still famous in the 21st century.(Summary by Wikipedia)
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01 - Preface Read by Barry Eads 16:09
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02 - Introduction, Part 1 Read by Barry Eads 25:33
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03 - Introduction, Part 2 Read by Barry Eads 26:23
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04 - Chapter 1, Part 1 Read by Richard Kilmer (1942-2022) 16:26
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05 - Chapter 1, Part 2 Read by Richard Kilmer (1942-2022) 21:32
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06 - Chapter 2 Read by Mike Turitzin 11:00
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07 - Chapter 3, Part 1 Read by Rayne 17:26
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08 - Chapter 3, Part 2 Read by Rayne 17:45
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09 - Chapter 4, Part 1 Read by Mike Harris 18:59
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10 - Chapter 4, Part 2 Read by Mike Harris 20:57
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11 - Chapter 5, Part 1 Read by Richard Kilmer (1942-2022) 29:40
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12 - Chapter 5, Part 2 Read by Mike Harris 26:33
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13 - Chapter 6 Read by S. Houghton 14:40
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14 - Chapter 7, Part 1 Read by S. Houghton 11:29
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15 - Chapter 7, Part 2 Read by S. Houghton 15:38
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16 - Chapter 7, Part 3 Read by Miriam Esther Goldman (1991-2017) 14:19
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17 - Chapter 8, Part 1 Incorrectly labeled as Chapter IX in the text Read by Anna Simon 24:12
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18 - Chapter 8, Part 2 Incorrectly labeled as Chapter IX in the text Read by Anna Simon 17:19
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19 - Chapter 8, Part 3 Incorrectly labeled as Chapter IX in the text Read by Anna Simon 20:52
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20 - Chapter 9, Part 1 Incorrectly labeled as Chapter XI in the text Read by Cate Mackenzie 6:11
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21 - Chapter 9, Part 2 Incorrectly labeled as Chapter XI in the text Read by Cate Mackenzie 17:52
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22 - Chapter 9, Part 3 Incorrectly labeled as Chapter XI in the text Read by Cate Mackenzie 16:00
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23 - Chapter 9, Part 4 Incorrectly labeled as Chapter XI in the text Read by Cate Mackenzie 18:58
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24 - Chapter 9, Part 5 Incorrectly labeled as Chapter XI in the text Read by Cate Mackenzie 23:43
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25 - Chapter 9, Part 6 Incorrectly labeled as Chapter XI in the text Read by Cate Mackenzie 16:49
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26 - Chapter 9, Part 7 Incorrectly labeled as Chapter XI in the text Read by Barry Eads 20:22
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27 - Chapter 9, Part 8 Incorrectly labeled as Chapter XI in the text Read by Cate Mackenzie 13:53
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28 - Chapter 9, Part 9 Incorrectly labeled as Chapter XI in the text Read by Cate Mackenzie 23:18
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29 - Chapter 9, Part 10 Incorrectly labeled as Chapter XI in the text Read by Barry Eads 21:40
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30 - Chapter 9, Part 11 Incorrectly labeled as Chapter XI in the text Read by Barry Eads 21:31
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31 - Chapter 9, Part 12 Incorrectly labeled as Chapter XI in the text Read by Cate Mackenzie 21:21
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32 - Chapter 10 Incorrectly labeled as Chapter XII in the text Read by Richard Kilmer (1942-2022) 23:56
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33 - Chapter 11 Incorrectly labeled as Chapter XIII in the text Read by Cate Mackenzie 7:29
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34 - Chapter 12, Part 1 Incorrectly labeled as Chapter XIV in the text Read by Rayne 17:53
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35 - Chapter 12, Part 2 Incorrectly labeled as Chapter XIV in the text Read by Rayne 13:58
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36 - Chapter 13, Part 1 Incorrectly labeled as Chapter XV in the text Read by Kathleen Nelson 21:36
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37 - Chapter 13, Part 2 Incorrectly labeled as Chapter XV in the text Read by Kathleen Nelson 25:57
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38 - Chapter 14 Incorrectly labeled as Chapter XVI in the text Read by Cate Mackenzie 7:27
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39 - Chapter 15 Incorrectly labeled as Chapter XVII in the text Read by Kathryn Lois 26:53
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40 - Chapter 16 Incorrectly labeled as Chapter XVII in the text Read by Barry Eads 14:25
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41 - Philip Roche Read by Barry Eads 10:18
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42 - Abstract of Laws in Relation to Pyracy Read by Barry Eads 8:42
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