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Blackbeard the pirate

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Charles Johnson, A General History of the Pyrates, Fourth Edition, volume one. London: T. Woodward, 1726. pp. 87-88.

Date created
1726
License
This work is believed to be in the public domain. Users are advised to make their own copyright assessment and to understand their rights to fair use.
Source
Original image housed by North Carolina Collection / UNC Libraries

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  • Colonial North Carolina: Colonial North Carolina from the establishment of the Carolina in 1663 to the eve of the American Revolution in 1763. Compares the original vision for the colony with the way it actually developed. Covers the people who settled North Carolina; the growth of institutions, trade, and slavery; the impact of colonization on American Indians; and significant events such as Culpeper's Rebellion, the Tuscarora War, and the French and Indian Wars. (Page 2.8)

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Black and white illustration of Blackbeard standing on land, holding a sword, with three ships in the water behind him.

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This illustration of Blackbeard is from Charles Johnson’s book A General History of the Pyrates. Aside from this work, no other record of Charles Johnson exists. Many believe the book was actually written by Daniel Defoe, the author of Robinson Crusoe.