The Life, Adventures, and Pyracies, of the Famous Captain Singleton: Containing an Account of His Being Set on Shore in the Island of Madagascar, His Settlement There, with a Description of the Place

By Daniel Defoe

Book Overview

From young princess to internationally revered head of state, Queen Elizabeth has always fascinated and intrigued. This fully updated second edition celebrates and remembers the glorious reign of... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0000CLNQ6
• Release Date: January 1963
• Publisher: J.M. Dent / Everyman's Library
• Length: 335 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Real Pyrates

DeFoe brings the lives of the classic era of pyrates to life. Men like Low, really evil, Teach, not a nice guy, Misson, a utopian, Bartholomew Roberts, cutthroat, come to life. He must have attended the trials in England of some of the pyrates and reports their stories in a lively fashion. The actions of the pyrates were well known to the merchants in London and the cause of great concern. These men killed a lot of people and the English navy hanged most of them, except for the scores killed in battle(like Black Bart and Blackbeard), and the exceptional man who retired. These pyrates disrupted commerce around the world and left many innocent merchantmen dead or bankrupt. This is an interesting read for people who want the true story.