Charles Johnson's General History of the Pyrates and Global Commerce.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Chevalier, Noel.

Series:

Transits: Literature, Thought and Culture, 1650-1850 Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Defoe, Daniel, 1661?-1731. General history of the robberies and murders of the most notorious pyrates.

Defoe, Daniel.

Piracy.

Commerce--History.

Commerce.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (198 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New Brunswick : Bucknell University Press, 2025.

Summary:

A bestseller upon its publication in 1724, Charles Johnson's General History of the Pyrates shaped public perceptions of piracy with its portraits of such legendary figures as Blackbeard, Mary Read, Anne Bonny, and Bartholomew Roberts.

Contents:

Cover

Series Page

Title Page

Copyright

Dedication

Contents

List of Illustrations

Preface

Note on Citations

Introduction: Monstrous Business

1. A General History of General History

Monsters

2. "Let Us Make a Hell of Our Own": The Pirate as Monster

3. The "Borders of the Possible": General History, Commerce, and Empire

Interlude

4. "Pirate Vices, Publick Benefits": The Social Ethics of Piracy in the 1720s

Great Men

5. Plutarch on the Spanish Main: Pirates and "Great Men

6. "Their Crimes Conspir'd to Make 'em Great": Piracy and the Spectacle of Law

Conclusion

Appendix: Editions of General History

Notes

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

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ISBN:

1-68448-555-X

OCLC:

1525620761