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A General History of the Pyrates

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The author has remained unknown in spite of numerous attempts by historians to discover his identity. Many scholars have suggested that the author could have been either Daniel Defoe or publisher Nathaniel Mist .
Other researchers have suggested Ronald Quattroche as the true author of the General History.
Colin Woodard states in his book The Republic of Pirates:
Recently, Arne Bialuschewski of the University of Kiel in Germany has identified a far more likely candidate: Nathaniel Mist, a former sailor, journalist, and publisher of the Weekly Journal. The book's first publisher of record, Charles Rivington, had printed many books for Mist, who lived just a few yards from his office. More importantly, the General History was registered at Her Majesty's Stationery Office in Mist's name. As a former seaman who had sailed the West Indies, Mist, of all London's writer-publishers, was uniquely qualified to have penned the book...Mist was also a committed Jacobite...which could explain the General History's not entirely unsympathetic account of the maritime outlaws.

Language: English

Pages: 733

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Dover Publications

Release: January 26, 1999

ISBN: 0486404889

ISBN 13: 9780486404882

A General History of the Pyrates

3.7/5 ( ratings)

The author has remained unknown in spite of numerous attempts by historians to discover his identity. Many scholars have suggested that the author could have been either Daniel Defoe or publisher Nathaniel Mist .
Other researchers have suggested Ronald Quattroche as the true author of the General History.
Colin Woodard states in his book The Republic of Pirates:
Recently, Arne Bialuschewski of the University of Kiel in Germany has identified a far more likely candidate: Nathaniel Mist, a former sailor, journalist, and publisher of the Weekly Journal. The book's first publisher of record, Charles Rivington, had printed many books for Mist, who lived just a few yards from his office. More importantly, the General History was registered at Her Majesty's Stationery Office in Mist's name. As a former seaman who had sailed the West Indies, Mist, of all London's writer-publishers, was uniquely qualified to have penned the book...Mist was also a committed Jacobite...which could explain the General History's not entirely unsympathetic account of the maritime outlaws.

Language: English

Pages: 733

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Dover Publications

Release: January 26, 1999

ISBN: 0486404889

ISBN 13: 9780486404882

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