Pirates

[Dante'sJuliet]

Hey. I'm researching pirates, and I've come to find out that many of them published books about their voyages. (Actually, almost anything nautical will do, really.) However, since most of these books were printed in the 1600s and the 1700s, they have long since been out of print. But their copyrights are long since expired, too. :) Anyway, I could only find one other site that had any of the books, and it required that you buy them. This poses a problem for me, since it is literally impossible for me to purchase anything online. If there is any way you could get any of the books by any of the below authors, I would be eternally in your debt:


Cpt. FitzRoy (Was the captain on the ship that sailed Charles Darwin around the world.)

William Dampier: (“A New Voyage around the World” (1697), and “Voyage to New Holland” (1709))

Cpt. Charles Johnson ("A General History of the Pyrates")

William Hope Hosgson (The Ghost Pirates")

Howard Pyle ("Book of Pirates")

Again, thank you so much!

[Nightshade]

Im pretty sure th guy who wrote robinson crusoe was it Defoe(?) anyway him he did this thing where he offered to pay any pirate who came to him with stories and keep quiet about there names.

theres also this great book I read it last year which contains alsorts of things about pirates Ill check it out when I go to work this afternoon and bring back the details

:D

[Dante'sJuliet]

Thanks a lot, Nightshade. Actually, Robinson Crusoe (you're right, it was Defoe) was inspired by a tale Defoe heard of a man who was marooned on a desert island for three years (I'm pretty sure that he was sailing on a ship captained by the notorious Nikolaas Van Hoorn, who is also the person who marooned him for no apparent reason. But I could be wrong, I'll have to go check again.) Pirates, pirates, pirates, I love the pirates!! Why? Probably because I don't actually know any. . .

[Countess]

Will Turner is a pirate (drool....drool...)

Sorry.

[socratica]

Hhhm... you can probably go to a local Borders and order the books from them. I used to work at Borders, and when we couldn't place an order for whatever reason, we would give the customer a toll-free number that they could call to order out of print books. Good luck!

[Weeping Willow]

Pirates, pirates, pirates, I love the pirates!! Why? Probably because I don't actually know any. . .

I just wanted to share your love...
I love pirates too!! I don't know why but they're just so cool...
Although my love is shown more by playing alot of pirates pc games... (what can i do it's mt job!!!)
I should try to search some books.. it would be fascinating..
Thanks for the great idea.. :)

[Nightshade]

ok I got names of all the authors who wrote adult nonfiction pirate books off the datebase at work:
Cruz Apesegui (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/search-handle-url/index%3Dblended%26field-keywords%3Dcruz%252520apestegui%26store-name%3Dall-product-search/102-3042489-7071359)
Angus Konstam (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/search-handle-url/102-3042489-7071359?url=index%3Dstripbooks%3Arelevance-above&field-keywords=angus+konstam+pirate) ( he seems to be a bit of an expert I think the county had about 6 different books by him)
Aaron Smith: THE Atrocities of the Pirates (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1558219714/qid=1134610416/sr=2-2/ref=pd_bbs_b_2_2/102-3042489-7071359?s=books&v=glance&n=283155) ( from a quick look it appears to be a reprinting of somthing a survior actually wrote. back in the 19th Century.
Robert Stuart (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1840185694/qid=1134610626/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/102-3042489-7071359?s=books&v=glance&n=283155) this one might be modern day pirates not sure. :(
Richard Zacks (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/search-handle-url/ref=br_ss_hs/102-3042489-7071359?platform=gurupa&url=index%3Dstripbooks%3Arelevance-above%26dispatch%3Dsearch%26results-process%3Dbin&field-keywords=Richard+zacks) not sure I know what this is :D
Marcus Rediker (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/search-handle-url/102-3042489-7071359?url=index%3Dstripbooks%3Arelevance-above&field-keywords=Marcus+rediker) pirates and more pirates :D
Jacques Heers ( eerrr cant seem to find him on amazon at the moment so Ill have to wait till I go in on monday and find the name of the book :D )
klaus hympendahl (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/search-handle-url/102-3042489-7071359?url=index%3Dstripbooks%3Arelevance-above&field-keywords=klaus+hympendahl)
well hope the links work and this of some use to you , but even if it wasnt I found out I love the computer at work :D :nod:

[Whifflingpin]

"The Pirates of Malabar" is available at
http://www.gutenberg.org/catalog/world/readfile?fk_files=50784

Howard Pyle wrote fiction - not much use for research into real pirates, but vital for research into public perception of pirates.
http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/8610

Part of Johnson's General History is available here:
http://www.gutenberg.org/catalog/world/readfile?fk_files=16722
It is ascribed to Defoe (almost certainly erroneously) and unfortunately it is the one bit of the General History that is reckoned by most of the knowledgable to be fiction.

Have you tried http://www.piratesinfo.com/ ?
Ask your question on their message board, and you should get lots of info

[Xamonas Chegwe]

Robinson Crusoe was based on the real life tale of Alexander Selkirk which you can read here (http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/scottishhistory/europe/oddities_europe.shtml), or just google for more details.

His tale is probably stranger than Defoe's fictional account.