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<b>"Captain Johnson created the modern conception of pirates." -Naval Historian David Cordingly</b>The History and Lives of all the Most Notorious Pirates is a 1735 5th edition of 'A General History of the Robberies and Murders of the most notorious Pyrates (1724)' published in Britain containing biographies of contemporary pirates, which was influential in shaping popular conceptions of pirates. The prime source for the biographies of many well known pirates, the book gives an almost mythical status to the more colourful characters.Colin Woodard's 2007 book 'The Republic of Pirates' uses Captain Johnson's book as its main source.