Medieval & Early Modern
The pirates of the New England coast, 1630-1730
George Francis Dow · narrated by Juniper
2026
12h 28m
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George Francis Dow chronicles the pirates who preyed on the New England coast between 1630 and 1730, drawing on court records to tell of raids, plunder, and the gallows. Grounded in real history, it strips romance from the buccaneers. A vivid read for anyone fascinated by piracy and colonial America.
Inside this audiobook
29 chapters
- 1PREFACE5m
- 2ILLUSTRATIONS12m
- 3INTRODUCTION12m
- 4CHAPTER I The Beginnings of English Piracy40m
- 5CHAPTER II Dixey Bull, the First Pirate in New England Waters and Some Others who Followed Him47m
- 6CHAPTER III John Rhoade, Pilot of the Dutch Pirates on the Coast of Maine19m
- 7CHAPTER IV Thomas Pound, Pilot of the King’s Frigate, who became a Pirate and Died a Gentleman39m
- 8CHAPTER V Capt. William Kidd, Privateersman and Reputed Pirate23m
- 9CHAPTER VI Thomas Tew, who Retired and Lived at Newport29m
- 10CHAPTER VII John Quelch and his Crew who were Hanged in Boston and their Gold Distributed34m
- 11CHAPTER VIII Samuel Bellamy, whose Ship was Wrecked at Wellfleet and 144 Drowned34m
- 12CHAPTER IX George Lowther who Captured Thirty-Three Vessels in Seventeen Months18m
- 13CHAPTER X Ned Low of Boston and how he became a Pirate Captain31m
- 14CHAPTER XI Captain Roberts’ Account of what Happened on Low’s Ship1h 8m
- 15CHAPTER XII The Brutal Career and Miserable End of Ned Low37m
- 16CHAPTER XIII The Strange Adventures of Philip Ashton11m
- 17ASHTON’S MEMORIAL An History of the Strange Adventures, and Signal Deliverances of Mr. PHILIP ASHTON, Jun. of Marblehead1h 4m
- 18CHAPTER XIV Nicholas Merritt’s[135] Account of His Escape from Pirates14m
- 19CHAPTER XV Francis Farrington Spriggs, Companion of Capt. Ned Low23m
- 20CHAPTER XVI Charles Harris who was Hanged at Newport with Twenty-five of his Crew41m
- 21CHAPTER XVII John Phillips whose Head was Cut off and Pickled36m
- 22CHAPTER XVIII William Fly, who was Hanged in Chains on Nix’s Mate22m
- 23CHAPTER XIX Pirate Haunts and Cruising Grounds31m
- 24CHAPTER XX Pirate Life and Death35m
- 25APPENDIX I Captain Ploughman’s Privateering Commission3m
- 26II Captain Ploughman’s Instructions5m
- 27III The Dying Speeches of Captain Quelch and his Companions5m
- 28IV John Fillmore’s Narrative3m
- 29V An “Act of Grace”6m
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