Atrocities of the Pirates, The

By Smith, Aaron

Book Id: WPLBN0002950579
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File Size: 104.43 MB
Reproduction Date: 2012

Title:	Atrocities of the Pirates, The
Author:	Smith, Aaron
Volume:
Language:	English
Subject:	Non-fiction, Adventure, History
Collections:	Audio Books Collection, Atrocities of the Pirates, The
Historic Publication Date:	1824
Publisher:	LibriVox Audio Books


Citation APA MLA Chicago Smith, B. A. (1824). Atrocities of the Pirates, The. Retrieved from http://www.gutenberg.us/

Description
In 1822, Aaron Smith, a young English seaman, was taken captive by Cuban pirates when his ship was boarded en route from Jamaica to England. Forced to work as a navigator and as a member of pirate boarding parties, he witnessed unspeakable acts of murder and torture. Befriended by a young Cuban woman, he managed to escape with his life, but was arrested as a pirate in Havana and sent back to England in chains. There, he found himself on trial for his life at the Old Bailey courthouse—with the attorney general himself leading the prosecution. Smith's dramatic account of his personal experience is a brutally honest, unromanticized [sic] look at piracy in the 19th century. (Summary by Google Books)

Summary
Electronic recorded live performance of a reading

Excerpt
Adventure, History, Memoirs, Sea stories