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The pirates of the New England coast, 1630-1730 by George Francis Dow and John Henry Edmonds explores history, pirates, new england, history, colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
The pirates of the New England coast, 1630-1730 is a work by George Francis Dow and John Henry Edmonds. Its subjects include History, Pirates, New england, history, colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
From the opening pages: “There is scarcely a sandy beach on New England’s long and deeply indented coastline that has not connected with it some traditionary tale of the landing of pirates or their buried treasure. Many of these half-forgotten tales may have had an origin in the operations of early smugglers or in the evasion of the British Navigation Acts, but it is undoubtedly true that pirates did frequent this coast, beginning with the early days of its settlement, and during their periodical appearances, robbed and destroyed shipping almost at will. In gathering material relating to this subject no attempt has been made to include the traditionary lore. The public records of the time supply an astonishing amount of detailed information, but the principal source for first-hand information on the operations of pirate vessels during the first twenty-five years of the eighteenth century, the period when piracy was most frequent and least controlled, is the…”
