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Book Title: General History of the Pyrates : Their First Rise and Settlement in the Island of Providence, to the Present Time
Number of Pages: 306 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: CreateSpace
Item Height: 0.7 in
Publication Year: 2018
Topic: Maritime History & Piracy
Genre: History
Item Weight: 26.9 Oz
Item Length: 10 in
Author: Daniel Dafoe
Item Width: 8 in
Format: Trade Paperback
