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Buccaneers and Pirates of Our Coasts Chapter I The Bold Buccaneers WHEN I was a boy I strongly desired to be a pirate, and the reason for this was the absolute independence of that sort of life. Restrictions of all sorts had become onerous to me, and in my reading of the adventures of the bold sea-rovers of the Inain, I had unconsciously selected those portions of a pirate~s life which were attractive to me, and had totally disregarded all the rest. In fact, I had a great desire to become what nlight be called a marine Robin Hood. I would take from the rich and give to the poor; I would run my long, low, black craft by the side of the merchantman, and when I had loaded my vessel with the rich stuffs and golden ingots which composed her cargo, I would sail away to some poor village, and make its inhabitants prosperous and happy for
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Contents; Chapter' Pagf; I The Bold Buccaneers · · · · · ]; II Some Masters in Piracy · · · 7; III Pupils in Piracy · · · 16; IV Peter the Great · · · · 23; V The Story of a Pearl Pirate 31; VI The Surprising Adventures of Bartholemy Por·; tuguez · 39; VII The Pirate who could not Swim · · · 49; VIII How Bartholemy rested Himself · · · 59; IX A Pirate Author · · · 65; X The Story of Roc~ the Brazilian · · · 77,; XI A Buccaneer Boom · · · 89; XII The Story of L' Olonnois the Cruel · · · 94-; XIII A Resurrected Pirate · · 100; XIV Villan y on a Grand Scale · · · · 109; XV A Just Reward · · · · 119; XVI A Pirate Potentate · · · · · 13 2; XVII How Morgan was helped by Some ReUgious; People · · · · 14,; XVIII A Piratical Aftermath · · · · · 153; XIX A Tight Place for Morgan · · · 159; VI Contents; Chap~r Page; XX The Story of a High-Minded Phate · · 171; XXI Exit Buccaneer; Enter Pirate 192; XXII The Great Blackbeard comes upon the Stage zoo; XXIII A True·Hearted Sailor d
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Contents; Chapter' Pagf; I The Bold Buccaneers · · · · · ]; II Some Masters in Piracy · · · 7; III Pupils in Piracy · · · 16; IV Peter the Great · · · · 23; V The Story of a Pearl Pirate 31; VI The Surprising Adventures of Bartholemy Por·; tuguez · 39; VII The Pirate who could not Swim · · · 49; VIII How Bartholemy rested Himself · · · 59; IX A Pirate Author · · · 65; X The Story of Roc~ the Brazilian · · · 77,; XI A Buccaneer Boom · · · 89; XII The Story of L' Olonnois the Cruel · · · 94-; XIII A Resurrected Pirate · · 100; XIV Villan y on a Grand Scale · · · · 109; XV A Just Reward · · · · 119; XVI A Pirate Potentate · · · · · 13 2; XVII How Morgan was helped by Some ReUgious; People · · · · 14,; XVIII A Piratical Aftermath · · · · · 153; XIX A Tight Place for Morgan · · · 159; VI Contents; Chap~r Page; XX The Story of a High-Minded Phate · · 171; XXI Exit Buccaneer; Enter Pirate 192; XXII The Great Blackbeard comes upon the Stage zoo; XXIII A True·Hearted Sailor d
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