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Title

A general history of the lives and adventures of the most famous highwaymen, murderers, street-robbers

Call Number (click link to view in library catalog)

XQ. 828 J63G

Authors

Johnson, Charles

Full Title

A general history of the lives and adventures of the most famous highwaymen, murderers, street-robbers, &c. : to which is added, a genuine account of the voyages and plunders of the most notorious pyrates, interspersed with several diverting tales, and pleasant songs, and adorned with the heads of the most remarkable villians, curiously engraved on copper.

Date

1734

From the Exhibit

Crymes and Rhymes: Criminal Celebrity

Publisher

Printed for J Janeway

Location

London

Language

English

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Type

Text

Medium

Book

Bibliographic Citation

Johnson, Charles. A General History of the Lives and Adventures of the Most Famous Highwaymen, Murderers, Street-Robbers, &c. : to Which Is Added, a Genuine Account of the Voyages and Plunders of the Most Notorious Pyrates, Interspersed with Several Diverting Tales, and Pleasant Songs, and Adorned with the Heads of the Most Remarkable Villians, Curiously Engraved on Copper. London: Printed for and sold by J. Janeway, in White-Fyers and by the booksellers of London and Westminster, 1734.