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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. |
Search for related items by subject
| 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 | - |
| Cape Girardeau Public Library | 910.45 THO (Text) | 33042004846732 | Adult Non-Fiction | Available | - |
| Cass County Library-Garden City | 972.8702 THO 2022 (Text) | 0002205360866 | Adult Non-Fiction | Available | - |
| Cedar County - Stockton | 910.45 THO (Text) | 3482700075714 | Adult Non-Fiction | Available | - |
| Heartland Regional Library - Belle | 972.8 THO (Text) | 35555002348995 | Adult Non-Fiction | Available | - |
| Heartland Regional Library - Eldon | 972.8 THO (Text) | 35555002349001 | Adult Non-Fiction | Available | - |
| Heartland Regional Library - Iberia | 972.8 THO (Text) | 35555002348987 | Adult Non-Fiction | Available | - |
| Heartland Regional Library - Vienna | 972.8 THO (Text) | 35555002348979 | Adult Non-Fiction | Available | - |
| Jefferson County Library-Arnold | 972.8702 THOMSON (Text) | 30061100049101 | Non-Fiction | Available | - |
| Jefferson County Library-Windsor | 972.8702 THOMSON (Text) | 30065100049110 | Non-Fiction | Available | - |
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