Famous Privateersmen and Adventurers of the Sea
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- Their rovings, cruises, escapades, and fierce battling upon the ocean for patriotism and for treasure
Charles H. L. (Charles Haven Ladd) Johnston
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1. Front matter2. PREFACE3. CARLO ZENO HERO OF THE VENETIAN REPUBLIC (1344-1418)4. HARKEE, BOYS!5. SIR FRANCIS DRAKE ROVER AND SEA RANGER (1540-1596)6. SEA IRONY7. SIR WALTER RALEIGH PERSECUTOR OF THE SPANIARDS (1552-1618)8. THE VANISHED SAILORS9. JEAN BART THE SCOURGE OF THE DUTCH (1650-1702)10. DU GUAY-TROUIN THE GREAT FRENCH “BLUE” (1673-1736)11. EDWARD ENGLAND TERROR OF THE SOUTH SEAS (1690?-about 1725)12. SONG OF THE PIRATE13. WOODES ROGERS THE BRISTOL MARINER (?-1736)14. TWILIGHT AT SEA15. FORTUNATUS WRIGHT THE MOST HATED PRIVATEERSMAN OF THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA (1715-1765)16. THE DEEP17. GEORGE WALKER WINNER OF THE GAMEST SEA FIGHT OF THE ENGLISH CHANNEL (1727-1777)18. BIVOUAC OF THE DEAD19. JOHN PAUL JONES THE FOUNDER OF THE AMERICAN NAVY (1747-1792)20. THE ESCAPE21. CAPTAIN SILAS TALBOT STAUNCH PRIVATEERSMAN OF NEW ENGLAND (1751-1813)22. CAPTAIN “JOSH” BARNEY THE IRREPRESSIBLE YANKEE (1759-1818)23. THE DERELICT24. ROBERT SURCOUF THE “SEA HOUND” FROM ST. MALO (1773-1827)25. THE CRY FROM THE SHORE26. LAFITTE PRIVATEER, PIRATE, AND TERROR OF THE GULF OF MEXICO (1780-1826)27. THE PIRATE’S LAMENT28. THE MEN BEHIND THE GUNS29. RAPHAEL SEMMES DESPOILER OF AMERICAN COMMERCE (1809-1877)30. EL CAPITAN31. RETROSPECT