Captain Charles Johnson
Description
Captain Charles Johnson is the British author of the 1724 book "A General History of the Robberies and Murders of the most notorious Pyrates", though his identity remains a mystery. No record of a captain by this name exists. Some scholars have suggested that "Charles Johnson" was actually [Daniel Defoe]writing under a pen name, but this is disputed.
Books
Pirates
In 1722, after arriving with her brother at the family's Jamaican plantation where she is to be married off, sixteen-year-old Nancy Kington escapes with her slave friend, Minerva Sharpe, and together they become pirates traveling the world in search of treasure.
A General History of the Pyrates
The History and Lives of Notorious Pirates and Their Crews
A General History of the Pirates, Volume I
Back of title page: "This edition of Johnson's General History of the Pirates has been set by hand at the Cayme Press; it is strictly limited to 500 copies, 50 being for presentation & review." I own this and it's 1927 volume II companion; both from the shelves of the Warner Brothers research library; complete with checkout cards and library tag. It measures roughly 9x11 inches. It is a reprint of the third original edition by Captain Charles Johnson (1725), but omits the original preface and introduction. Though the book says it was published in 1925, it's actual year of publication was 1926. Bound in black cloth with gothic lettering in gilt on the binding edge, and a piece of eight on the cover in gilt.
A General History of the Robberies and Murders of the Most Notorious Pirates
The text of this book is taken from the 1925 edition of Captain Johnson's 'History' by pirate Historian Philip Gosse. Philip was the author of the 1925-1927 two volume edition of Captain's Johnson's 'History', which in turn was a reprint of the 1725 third edition of the original work.
A General History of the Robberies and Murders of the Most Notorious Pyrates
Plates facing pp. 70, 157 and folded plate facing p. 259.