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PREFACE PREFACE TO THE EDITION INTRODUCTION TABLE OF CONTENTS THE DANISH AND NORMAN PIRATES ADVENTURES AND EXPLOITS OF CAPTAIN AVERY HISTORY OF THE JOASSAMEE PIRATES SKETCH OF THE JOASSAMEE CHIEF-RAHMAH-BENJABIR "LIFE OF LAFITTE, THE PIRATE OF THE GULF" THE LIFE OF CAPTAIN ROBERTS THE LIFE OF CHARLES GIBBS HISTORY AND EXECUTION OF THE SPANISH PIRATES THE LIFE OF BENITO DE SOTO THE ADVENTURES OF CAPT. ROBERT KIDD BLOODY CAREER AND EXECUTION OF VINCENT BENAVIDES THE LIFE OF CAPTAIN DAVIS AUTHENTIC HISTORY OF THE MALAY PIRATES THE ADVENTURES OF CAPTAIN CONDENT THE LIFE OF CAPT. EDWARD LOW LIFE AND ADVENTURES OF CAPT. EDWARD ENGLAND ACCOUNT OF THE LYNN PIRATES HISTORY OF THE LADRONE PIRATES THE LIFE OF CAPTAIN LEWIS "LIFE, CAREER, AND DEATH OF CAPT. THOMAS WHITE" "LIFE, ATROCITIES, AND BLOODY DEATH OF BLACK BEARD" "EXPLOITS, ARREST, AND EXECUTION OF CAPT. CHARLES VANE" THE WEST INDIA PIRATES ADVENTURES AND EXECUTION OF CAPT. JOHN RACKAM LIFE AND EXPLOITS OF ANNE BONNEY ADVENTURES AND HEROISM OF MARY READ HISTORY OF THE ALGERINE PIRATES "ADVENTURES, TRIAL AND EXECUTION OF CAPTAIN GOW" THE PIRATES SONG