Famous Privateersmen and Adventurers of the Sea / Their rovings, cruises, escapades, and fierce battling upon the ocean for patriotism and for treasure

by Charles H. L. Johnston

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Contents

1. Preface
2. Carlo Zeno Hero of the Venetian Republic (1344-1418)
3. Harkee, Boys!
4. Sir Francis Drake Rover and Sea Ranger (1540-1596)
5. Sea Irony
6. Sir Walter Raleigh Persecutor of the Spaniards (1552-1618)
7. The Vanished Sailors
8. Jean Bart the Scourge of the Dutch (1650-1702)
9. Du Guay-Trouin the Great French “Blue” (1673-1736)
10. Edward England Terror of the South Seas (1690?- about 1725)
11. Song of the Pirate
12. Woodes Rogers the Bristol Mariner (?-1736)
13. Twilight at Sea
14. Fortunatus Wright the Most Hated Privateersman of the Mediterranean Sea (1715-1765)
15. The Deep
16. George Walker Winner of the Gamest Sea Fight of the English Channel (1727-1777)
17. Bivouac of the Dead
18. John Paul Jones the Founder of the American Navy (1747-1792)
19. The Escape
20. Captain Silas Talbot Staunch Privateersman of New England (1751-1813)
21. Captain “Josh” Barney the Irrepressible Yankee (1759-1818)
22. The Derelict
23. Robert Surcouf the “Sea Hound” from St. Malo (1773-1827)
24. The Cry from the Shore
25. Lafitte Privateer, Pirate, and Terror of the Gulf of Mexico (1780-1826)
26. The Pirate’s Lament
27. The Men Behind the Guns
28. Raphael Semmes Despoiler of American Commerce (1809-1877)
29. El Capitan
30. Retrospect

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