The beginning of English piracy
Dixey Bull, the first pirate in New England waters and some others who followed him
John Rhodes, pilot of the Dutch pirates on the coast of Maine
Thomas Pound, pilot of the King's frigate, who became a pirate and died a gentleman
William Kidd, privateersman and reputed pirate
Thomas Tew, who retired and lived at Newport
John Quelch and his crew, who were hanged at Boston and their gold distributed
Samuel Bellamy, whose ship was wrecked at Wellfleet and 142 drowned
George Lowther, who captured thirty-three vessels in seventeen months
Ned Low of Boston and how he became a pirate captain
Captain Roberts' curious account of what happened on Low's ship
The brutal career and miserable end of Ned Low
The strange adventures of Philip Ashton
Nicholas Merritt's account of his escape from pirates
Francis Farrington Spriggs, the companion of Ned Low
Charles Harris, who was hanged at Newport with twenty-five of his crew
John Phillips, whose head was cut off and pickled
William Fly, who was hanged in chains on Nix's Mate
Pirate haunts and cruising grounds
Captain Ploughman's commission
Captain Ploughman's instructions
Dying speech of Captain Quelch
John Fillmore's narrative
