Sources

“The Pirates Code,” from The Pirate’s Who’s Who, 1924

 

“Blackbeard in Virginia,” from The Story of Jack Ballister’s Fortunes, 1894

 

“The Terrible Ladrones,” from Great Pirate Stories, 1922

 

“The Malay Proas,” from Afloat and Ashore: A Sea Tale, 1844

 

“The Granddaughter of the Great Mogul,” from The King of Pirates, 1719

 

“The Man with the Belt of Gold,” from Kidnapped, 1886

 

“Captain Sharkey,” from Tales of Pirates and Blue Water, 1922

 

“A Thief and a Pirate,” from Captain Blood, 1922

 

“A Lady among the Pirates,” translated by Amelia B. Edwards from A Lady’s Captivity among Chinese Pirates in the Chinese Seas, circa 1860

 

“Pieces of Eight,” from Treasure Island, 1883

 

“The Atrocious Life of Charles Gibbs,” from The Pirate’s Own Book, 1837

 

“The Real Captain Kidd,” from Buccaneers and Pirates of Our Coasts, 1898