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Born to be hanged : the epic story of the gentlemen pirates who raided the South Seas, rescued a princess, and stole a fortune / Keith Thomson.

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Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages [317]-356) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Part I: The sacred hunger of gold. The princess -- The golden swordsman -- The gap -- Golden-cap -- The forlorn -- The second-largest city in the western hemisphere -- A natural pirate -- An easy canoe ride -- Castaways -- Surprizal -- The dragon -- The extreamest hazard of fire and sword -- Blood ran down the decks in whole streams -- Mutiny -- Part II: The South Seas. The muzzles of our guns -- Swallowed by the sea -- As valiant and courageous as any could be -- Snake-haired sisters -- The merry blades -- Water, water -- Ransom -- Eighty-five stout fellows -- Robinson Crusoe -- The very illustrious and royal city of Saint Mark of Arica -- The itch -- Part III: Straits. Expect to be shot to death -- The pyre -- Bloodletting -- A warm deck -- The horn -- Landfall -- The silver oar -- The sequel.
Summary, etc.:	"Discover the "fascinating and outrageously readable" account of the roguish acts of the first pirates to raid the Pacific in a crusade that ended in a sensational trial back in England."--Amazon.