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THE VINTAGE PIRATES & CRIMINALS COLLECTION
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The Digital Library is proud to present this stunning virtual archive of 62 rare, vintage and hard-to-find books and documents compiled together for the first time in one unique virtual library providing a fascinating insight into the lives of those infamous pirates and villains of the past.
Containing literally 1000’s of pages of great content and fabulous illustrations, these wonderful old books reveal the lives and tales of pirates, buccaneers, bank robbers, train robbers, highwaymen, murderers, bandits from all around the world. Infamous characters include Jesse James, Captain Kidd, Sam Bass, Edward Teach (Black Beard), James Allen and loads more. The full list of titles speaks for itself…..
Some of the books contained within this collection are extremely hard to find and will provide a valuable library of reference material.
This is a DIGITAL item! All of the books have been scanned in HQ and preserved forever in modern pdf format, easy to read on any laptop, computer, e-reader, tablet or even smartphone. You can also print any page you wish or even books in their entirety.
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A brief historical account of the lives of the six notorious street-robbers, executed at Kingston by D. Defoe (1726)
A general and true history of the lives and actions of the most famous highwaymen, murderers, street-robbers, pirates, etc. by C. Johnson (1742)
A general history of the pyrates by D. Defoe (1724)
Brigand life in Italy - a history of Bourbonist reaction Vol. 1 by C. Maffei (1865)
Brigand life in Italy - a history of Bourbonist reaction Vol. 2 by C. Maffei (1865)
Buccaneers and pirates of our coasts by F. R. Stockton (1898)
Captain Richard Ingle, the Maryland pirate and rebel, 1642-1653. by E. Ingle (1884)
Captain William Kidd, and others of the pirates or buccaneers who ravaged the seas, the islands, and the continents of America two hundred years ago by J. Abbott (1874)
Daring deeds of famous pirates; true stories of the stirring adventures, bravery and resource of pirates, filibusters & buccaneers by E. K. Chatterton (1917)
English travellers and Italian brigands - a narrative of capture and captivity Vol. 2 by W. Moens (1866)
Great pirate stories by J. L. French (1922)
Half-hours with the highwaymen; picturesque biographies and traditions of the knights of the road Vol. 1 by C. Harper (1908)
Half-hours with the highwaymen; picturesque biographies and traditions of the knights of the road Vol. 2 by C. Harper (1908)
Histoire des naufrages by A. Driou (1861)
History of Australian bushranging Vol. 1 by C. White (1900)
History of the pirates who infested the China Sea from 1807-1810 by Y. Yuan (1831)
Howard Pyle's Book of pirates - fiction, fact and fancy concerning the buccaneers and marooners of the Spanish Main by H. Pyle (1921)
Illustrated lives and adventures of Frank and Jesse James, and the Younger Brothers - the noted Western outlaws by J. Dacus (1882)
La guerra dei pirati e la marina pontificia dal 1500 al 1560 Vol. 1 by A. Guglielmotti (1876)
La guerra dei pirati e la marina pontificia dal 1500 al 1560 Vol. 2 by A. Guglielmotti (1876)
Life and adventures of Frank and Jesse James by J. Dacus (1880)
Life and adventures of Sam Bass, the notorious Union Pacific and Texas train robber (1878)
Lives and exploits of English highwaymen, pirates, and robbers by C. Whitehead (1883)
Lives of twelve bad men, original studies of eminent scoundrels by various hands by T. Seccombe (1894)
Narrative of the life of James Allen, alias George Walton, alias Jonas Pierce, alias James H. York, alias Burley Grove, the highwayman by J. Allen (1837)
Piracy in the West Indies and its suppression by F. Bradlee (1921)
Piracy off the Florida coast and elsewhere by S. Green (1911)
Pirates and buccaneers of the Atlantic coast by E. Snow (1914)
Pirates and piracy by O. Herrmann (1902)
Pirates by C. Johnson (1922)
Reminiscences of an ex-detective by F. Carlin (1921)
Sea-wolves of the Mediterranean; the grand period of the Moslem corsairs by E. H. Currey (1910)
Stories of the Spanish main by F. Stockton (1913)
The buccaneers and marooners of America - being an account of the famous adventures and daring deeds of certain notorious freebooters of the Spanish Main by H. Pyle (1892)
The buccaneers of America by A. Exquemelin (1920)
The chronicles of crime; or, The new Newgate calendar Vols. 1 & 2 by C. Pelham (1887)
The corsairs of France; with portraits and a map by C. B. Norman (1887)
The History of the pirates, containing the lives of those noted pirate captains, Misson, Bowen, Kidd, Tew, Halsey, White, Condent, Bellamy and their several crews by T. Carey (1829)
The life of Sile Doty - the most noted thief and daring burglar of his time by J. Colburn (1880)
The Lives and daring deeds of the most celebrated pirates and buccaneers of all countries (1800)
The lives and exploits of banditti and robbers in all parts of the world Vol. 1 by C. Macfarlane (1833)
The lives and exploits of banditti and robbers in all parts of the world Vol. 2 by C. Macfarlane (1833)
The monarchs of the Main by W. Thornbury (1861)
The new & complete Newgate calendar; or, Villany displayed in all its branches Vols. 1, 2 & 5 by W. Jackson (1795)
The Newgate calendar improved; being interesting memoirs of notorious characters who have been convicted of offences against the laws of England Vols. 1 - 6 by G. T. Wilkinson (1800)
The outlaws of Cave-in-Rock, historical accounts of the famous highwaymen and river pirates who operated in pioneer days upon the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers and over the old Natchez trace by O. Rothert (1922)
The pirate by W. Scott (1863)
The pirates of Panama by J. Esquemeling (1914)
The real Captain Kidd; a vindication by C. Dalton (1911)
The story of Jack Ballister's fortunes by H. Pyle (1895)
The voyages and adventures of Edward Teach, commonly called Black Beard, the notorious pirate - with an account of the origin and progress of the Roman, Algerine and West India pirates by S. Wilkinson (1805)
Train robberies, train robbers and the holdup men by W. pinkerton (1907)
Trials from the Newgate calendar (1908)
Voyage dans les montagnes de Rome - pendant l'année 1819 by M. Callcott (1829)
An absolute treasure trove of rare vintage books, an absolute must for any researcher or historian of crime, or indeed anyone with an interest in infamous villains and murderers of days gone by. The most exciting collection of its kind available online today!
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