Captain charles johnsons general history of pirates was one of the best selling books of 1724 when it was first published it provides a sweeping account of what has come to be called the golden age of piracy it went through four editions in two years and without doubt owed a substantial part of its success to a dramatic writing style that vividly captures the realities of pirates savage . A general history of the robberies and murders of the most notorious pyrates is a 1724 book published in britain containing biographies of contemporary pirates which was influential in shaping popular conceptions of pirates its author uses the name captain charles johnson generally considered a pseudonym for one of londons writer publishers. A general history of the pyrates a general history of the robberies and murders of the most notorious pyrates daniel defoe 44 von 5 sternen 40 taschenbuch 816 eur pirates a general history of the robberies and murders of the most notorious pirates charles johnson 44 von 5 sternen 49 taschenbuch 5 angebote ab 2215 eur piraten der karibik augenzeugenbericht eines freibeuters . The first edition of a general history of robberies and murders of the most notorious pirates shortened to simply a general history of pyrates was published in 1724 and featured many biographies and stories of the flying gang and other pirates from the post spanish succession period