- 1Dedication — Preface
- 2Introduction
- 3Chapter I — The Beginnings of English Piracy
- 4Chapter II — Dixey Bull, the First Pirate in New England Waters and…
- 5Chapter III — John Rhoade, Pilot of the Dutch Pirates on the Coast…
- 6Chapter IV — Thomas Pound, Pilot of the King’s Frigate, Who Became…
- 7Chapter V — Capt. William Kidd, Privateersman and Reputed Pirate
- 8Chapter VI — Thomas Tew, Who Retired and Lived at Newport
- 9Chapter VII — John Quelch and His Crew Who Were Hanged in Boston an…
- 10Chapter VIII — Samuel Bellamy, Whose Ship Was Wrecked at Wellfleet…
- 11Chapter IX — George Lowther Who Captured Thirty-Three Vessels in Se…
- 12Chapter X — Ned Low of Boston and How He Became a Pirate Captain
- 13Chapter XI — Captain Roberts’ Account of What Happened on Low’s Ship
- 14Chapter XII — The Brutal Career and Miserable End of Ned Low
- 15Chapter XIII — The Strange Adventures of Philip Ashton
- 16Chapter XIV — Nicholas Merritt’s Account of His Escape From Pirates
- 17Chapter XV — Francis Farrington Spriggs, Companion of Capt. Ned Low
- 18Chapter XVI — Charles Harris Who Was Hanged at Newport With Twenty-…
- 19Chapter XVII — John Phillips Whose Head Was Cut Off and Pickled
- 20Chapter XVIII — William Fly, Who Was Hanged in Chains on Nix’s Mate
- 21Chapter XIX — Pirate Haunts and Cruising Grounds
- 22Chapter XX — Pirate Life and Death
- 23Appendix I — Captain Ploughman’s Privateering Commission
- 24II — Captain Ploughman’s Instructions
- 25III — The Dying Speeches of Captain Quelch and His Companions
- 26IV — John Fillmore’s Narrative
- 27V — An “Act of Grace”
The Pirates of the New England Coast
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