Episode · Stuff You Should Know · 2023-01-18
Books mentioned on Short Stuff: Women Pirates
The Golden Age of Pirates didn’t have just men floating on the high seas. Some women became very successful pirates and today you’ll learn about two of them.
Josh Clark discussed A General History of the Robberies and Murders of the Most Notorious Pyrates by Captain Charles Johnson and A General History of the Robberies and Murders of the Most Notorious Pirates by Captain Charles Johnson. Also mentioned: A General History of the Robberies and Murders of the Most Notorious Pirates - from their first rise and settlement in the Island of Providence to the present year by Captain Charles Johnson, Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe, and History and Genealogy of One Line of Descent from Captain Edward Johnson, Together with His English Ancestry, 1500-1914 by Alfred JOHNSON (of Boston.) and others.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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A General History of the Robberies and Murders of the Most Notorious Pyrates
Discussed“one very notable one uh the long title is a general history of the robberies and murders of the most notorious pirates with a y uh and or that is generally known a general history of the Pirates And these books back then were hot sellers so they were fun but you couldn't count on them to be historically accurate”
Where to get it
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A General History of the Robberies and Murders of the Most Notorious Pirates
Discussed“one very notable one uh the long title is a general history of the robberies and murders of the most notorious pirates with a y uh and or that is generally known a general history of the Pirates And these books back then were hot sellers so they were fun but you couldn't count on them to be historically accurate”
Where to get it
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A General History of the Robberies and Murders of the Most Notorious Pirates - from their first rise and settlement in the Island of Providence to the present year
Discussed“one very notable one uh the long title is a general history of the robberies and murders of the most notorious pirates with a y uh and or that is generally known a general history of the Pirates”
Where to get it
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Robinson Crusoe
Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe is a classic adventure novel about a castaway who spends decades on a remote tropical island facing isolation and survival challenges.
Discussed“and I've seen it attributed typically to Daniel Defoe the author of Robinson Caruso and then alternatively there was a publisher named Nathaniel missed and they think that it was probably one of those two guys who wrote it”
Where to get it
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History and Genealogy of One Line of Descent from Captain Edward Johnson, Together with His English Ancestry, 1500-1914
Discussed“and and Bonnie though she became more obscure according to the history Captain Johnson's history um she was let go at some point and we don't know where she went”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“so the the book itself is uh written by a guy named captain Charles Johnson who did not exist that's a pen name and I've seen it attributed typically to Daniel Defoe the author of Robinson Caruso”