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Born to be hanged : the epic story of the gentlemen pirates who raided the South Seas, rescued a princess, and stole a fortune / Keith Thomson.
"Discover the "fascinating and outrageously readable" account of the roguish acts of the first pirates to raid the Pacific in a crusade that ended in a sensational trial back in England."--Amazon.
Record details
- ISBN: 0316703613
- ISBN: 9780316703611
- Physical Description: ix, 371 pages : illustrations, map ; 25 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York, NY : Little, Brown and Company, 2022.
- Copyright: ©2022
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 317-356) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Part I: The sacred hunger of gold. The princess -- The golden swordsman -- The gap -- Golden-cap -- The forlorn -- The second-largest city in the western hemisphere -- A natural pirate -- An easy canoe ride -- Castaways -- Surprizal -- The dragon -- The extreamest hazard of fire and sword -- Blood ran down the decks in whole streams -- Mutiny -- Part II: The South Seas. The muzzles of our guns -- Swallowed by the sea -- As valiant and courageous as any could be -- Snake-haired sisters -- The merry blades -- Water, water -- Ransom -- Eighty-five stout fellows -- Robinson Crusoe -- The very illustrious and royal city of Saint Mark of Arica -- The itch -- Part III: Straits. Expect to be shot to death -- The pyre -- Bloodletting -- A warm deck -- The horn -- Landfall -- The silver oar -- The sequel. |
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| Subject: | Morgan, Henry, 1635?-1688 > Influence. Piracy > Panama > History > 17th century. Pirates > Panama > History > 17th century. Piracy > Pacific Coast (Latin America) > History > 17th century. Trials (Piracy) > England > History. Panama > History > 17th century. |
| Genre: | Biographies. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Crawford County Library-Steelville | 972.87 THO (Text) | 33431000651198 | Adult Non-Fiction | Available | - |
Born to Be Hanged : The Epic Story of the Gentlemen Pirates Who Raided the South Seas, Rescued a Princess, and Stole a Fortune
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Born to Be Hanged : The Epic Story of the Gentlemen Pirates Who Raided the South Seas, Rescued a Princess, and Stole a Fortune
| Section | Section Description | Page Number |
|---|---|---|
| Part I | The Sacred Hunger of Cold | |
| 1 | The Princess | p. 3 |
| 2 | The Golden Swordsman | p. 12 |
| 3 | The Gap | p. 17 |
| 4 | Golden-Cap | p. 27 |
| 5 | The Forlorn | p. 36 |
| 6 | The Second-Largest City in the Western Hemisphere | p. 45 |
| 7 | A Natural Pirate | p. 53 |
| 8 | An Easy Canoe Ride | p. 62 |
| 9 | Castaways | p. 69 |
| 10 | Surprizal | p. 80 |
| 11 | The Dragon | p. 89 |
| 12 | The Extreamest Hazard of Fire and Sword | p. 94 |
| 13 | Blood Ran Down the Decks in Whole Streams | p. 105 |
| 14 | Mutiny | p. 113 |
| Part II | The South Seas | |
| 15 | The Muzzles of Our Guns | p. 121 |
| 16 | Swallowed by the Sea | p. 129 |
| 17 | As Valiant and Courageous as Any Could Be | p. 137 |
| 18 | Snake-Haired Sisters | p. 146 |
| 19 | The Merry Blades | p. 159 |
| 20 | Water, Water | p. 169 |
| 21 | Ransom | p. 180 |
| 22 | Eighty-Five Stout Fellows | p. 186 |
| 23 | Rohinson Crusoe | p. 197 |
| 24 | The Very illustrious and Royal City of Saint Mark of Arica | p. 208 |
| 25 | The Itch | p. 224 |
| Part III | Straits | |
| 26 | Expect to Be Shot to Death | p. 231 |
| 27 | The Pyre | p. 242 |
| 28 | Bloodletting | p. 251 |
| 29 | A Warm Deck | p. 263 |
| 30 | The Horn | p. 268 |
| 31 | Landfall | p. 278 |
| 32 | The Silver Oar | p. 288 |
| 33 | The Sequel | p. 302 |
| Acknowledgments | p. 313 | |
| A Note on Sources | p. 315 | |
| Bibliography | p. 317 | |
| Notes | p. 327 | |
| Illustration Credits | p. 357 | |
| Index | p. 361 |
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