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INTRODUCTION I ABOMINABLE BRUTES II BIG BUSINESS III HER MAJESTY'S PIRATES IV JACOBEANS AND CAROLINES V BRETHREN OF THE COAST VI MORGAN VII THE LAST OF THE BUCCANEERS VIII WHO WOULD BE A PIRATE? IX ON THE ACCOUNT X "FLAGS, RED AND BLACK" XI THE PIRATE ROUND XII THE ARCH-PIRATE XIII THE MYSTERY OF CAPTAIN KIDD XIV PIRACY DESTROYED XV PIRATE REPUBLIC XVI BLACKBEARD XVII WOODES ROGERS OF NASSAU XVII "MY LORD, WE PLEAD OUR BELLIES" XIX ANOTHER MADAGASCAR XX THE GREAT PIRATE ROBERTS XXI CAPTAIN SNELGRAVE'S STORY XXII THE DECLINE OF PIRACY XXIII THE CHARACTER OF THE PIRATE BIBLIOGRAPHY INDEX