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The pirates of the New England coast, 1630-1730

by George Francis Dow; John Henry Edmonds

Chapters (31)
  1. THE PIRATES OF THE NEW ENGLAND COAST 1630–1730: PREFACE 0:00
  2. ILLUSTRATIONS 4:10
  3. INTRODUCTION 15:47
  4. CHAPTER I The Beginnings of English Piracy 26:15
  5. CHAPTER II Dixey Bull, the First Pirate in New England Waters and Some Others who Followed Him 1:00:41
  6. CHAPTER III John Rhoade, Pilot of the Dutch Pirates on the Coast of Maine 1:44:01
  7. CHAPTER IV Thomas Pound, Pilot of the King’s Frigate, who became a Pirate and Died a Gentleman 2:00:06
  8. CHAPTER V Capt. William Kidd, Privateersman and Reputed Pirate 2:33:14
  9. CHAPTER VI Thomas Tew, who Retired and Lived at Newport 2:51:37
  10. CHAPTER VII John Quelch and his Crew who were Hanged in Boston and their Gold Distributed 3:14:37
  11. CHAPTER VIII Samuel Bellamy, whose Ship was Wrecked at Wellfleet and 144 Drowned 3:42:33
  12. CHAPTER IX George Lowther who Captured Thirty-Three Vessels in Seventeen Months 4:11:02
  13. CHAPTER X Ned Low of Boston and how he became a Pirate Captain 4:27:12
  14. CHAPTER XI Captain Roberts’ Account of what Happened on Low’s Ship 4:54:29
  15. CHAPTER XII The Brutal Career and Miserable End of Ned Low 6:14:48
  16. CHAPTER XIII The Strange Adventures of Philip Ashton 6:46:33
  17. ASHTON’S MEMORIAL An History of the Strange Adventures, and Signal Deliverances of Mr. PHILIP ASHTON, Jun. of Marblehead 6:55:52
  18. CHAPTER XIV Nicholas Merritt’s Account of His Escape from Pirates 8:19:17
  19. CHAPTER XV Francis Farrington Spriggs, Companion of Capt. Ned Low 8:31:50
  20. CHAPTER XVI Charles Harris who was Hanged at Newport with Twenty-five of his Crew 8:51:09
  21. CHAPTER XVII John Phillips whose Head was Cut off and Pickled 9:28:16
  22. CHAPTER XVIII William Fly, who was Hanged in Chains on Nix’s Mate 9:58:35
  23. CHAPTER XIX Pirate Haunts and Cruising Grounds 10:16:56
  24. CHAPTER XX Pirate Life and Death 10:42:29
  25. APPENDIX I Captain Ploughman’s Privateering Commission 11:09:22
  26. II Captain Ploughman’s Instructions 11:11:58
  27. III The Dying Speeches of Captain Quelch and his Companions 11:16:27
  28. IV John Fillmore’s Narrative 11:21:30
  29. V An “Act of Grace” 11:24:40
  30. INDEX 11:28:11
  31. PUBLICATIONS OF THE MARINE RESEARCH SOCIETY 11:36:25
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11 hr 37 min
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English
Added
September 22, 2026
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