Daring Deeds of Famous Pirates: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

Daring Deeds of Famous Pirates, credited to Edward Keble Chatterton, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

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LibriVox recording of Daring Deeds of Famous Pirates by Edward Keble Chatterton. Read in English by James R. Hedrick; Loraine Flegal; jenno; PhyllisV; Shasta; Alan Dove; Heather Eney; April Mendis; ReubenJames43; Nissy Edward Chatterton, a prolific British author of maritime adventures, presents fascinating stories of pirates and their exploits from earliest times through the 19th century. Chapters include the history of piracy in Tudor and Elizabethan times and stories of legendary pirates such as Black Beard, Henry Morgan, and Captain Kidd. - Summary by Larry Wilson

Recording facts

• Recording title: Daring Deeds of Famous Pirates
• Author credits: Edward Keble Chatterton
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 21
• Listed recording duration: 9:08:38

Catalogue topics

• pirates
• sea
• piracy
• sailing
• maritime
• captain kidd
• privateers
• henry morgan

Track guide

1. 01 - The Earliest Pirates — 23:12
2. 02 - The North Sea Pirates — 18:42
3. 03 - Piracy in the Early Tudor Times — 23:33
4. 04 - The Corsairs of the South — 30:45
5. 05 - The Wasps at Work — 28:50
6. 06 - Galleys and Gallantry — 27:01
7. 07 - Piracy in Elizabethan Times — 26:30
8. 08 - Elizabethan Seamen and Turkish Pirates — 34:04
9. 09 - The Stuart Navy Goes forth against the ''Pyrats''' — 36:21
10. 10 - The Good Ship Exchange of Bristol — 33:13
11. 11 - A Wonderful Achievement — 28:31
12. 12 - The Great Sir Henry Morgan — 25:36
13. 13 - ''Black Beard'' Teach — 20:42
14. 14 - The Story of Captain Kidd — 27:21
15. 15 - The Exploits of Captain Avery — 25:02
16. 16 - A ''Gentleman'' of Fortune — 26:42
17. 17 - Paul Jones, Pirate and Privateer — 29:59
18. 18 - A Notorious American Pirate — 11:22
19. 19 - The Last of the Algerine Corsairs — 20:40
20. 20 - Pirates of the Persian Gulf — 23:33
21. 21 - The Story of Aaron Smith — 27:00

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