The pirates of the New England coast, 1630-1730 Papyras Classics

The pirates of the New England coast, 1630-1730

by George Francis Dow

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Contents

  1. Preface
  2. Introduction
  3. Chapter I. The Beginnings of English Piracy
  4. Chapter II. Dixey Bull, the First Pirate in New England Waters and Some Others who Followed Him
  5. Chapter III. John Rhoade, Pilot of the Dutch Pirates on the Coast of Maine
  6. Chapter IV. Thomas Pound, Pilot of the King’s Frigate, who became a Pirate and Died a Gentleman
  7. Chapter V. Capt. William Kidd, Privateersman and Reputed Pirate
  8. Chapter VI. Thomas Tew, who Retired and Lived at Newport
  9. Chapter VII. John Quelch and his Crew who were Hanged in Boston and their Gold Distributed
  10. Chapter VIII. Samuel Bellamy, whose Ship was Wrecked at Wellfleet and 144 Drowned
  11. Chapter IX. George Lowther who Captured Thirty-Three Vessels in Seventeen Months
  12. Chapter X. Ned Low of Boston and how he became a Pirate Captain
  13. Chapter XI. Captain Roberts’ Account of what Happened on Low’s Ship
  14. Chapter XII. The Brutal Career and Miserable End of Ned Low
  15. Chapter XIII. The Strange Adventures of Philip Ashton
  16. Ashton’s Memorial An History of the Strange Adventures, and Signal Deliverances of Mr. Philip Ashton, Jun. of Marblehead
  17. Chapter XIV. Nicholas Merritt’s Account of His Escape from Pirates
  18. Chapter XV. Francis Farrington Spriggs, Companion of Capt. Ned Low
  19. Chapter XVI. Charles Harris who was Hanged at Newport with Twenty-five of his Crew
  20. Chapter XVII. John Phillips whose Head was Cut off and Pickled
  21. Chapter XVIII. William Fly, who was Hanged in Chains on Nix’s Mate
  22. Chapter XIX. Pirate Haunts and Cruising Grounds
  23. Chapter XX. Pirate Life and Death
  24. Appendix I Captain Ploughman’s Privateering Commission
  25. II. Captain Ploughman’s Instructions
  26. III. The Dying Speeches of Captain Quelch and his Companions
  27. IV. John Fillmore’s Narrative
  28. V. An “Act of Grace”
  29. Publications of the Marine Research Society

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