We know so well, are reminded so often of the worth of the good book and great, that too often we fail to observe or understand the influence for good of a boy's recreational reading. Such books may influence him for good or ill as profoundly as his play activities, of which they are a vital part. The needful thing is to find stories in which the heroes have the characteristics boys so much admire--unquenchable courage, immense resourcefulness, absolute fidelity, conspicuous greatness. We believe the books of EVERY BOY'S LIBRARY measurably well meet this challenge. BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA, [signed] James E. West Chief Scout Executive. Contents Chapter Page I. The Bold Buccaneers 1 II. Some Masters in Piracy 7 III. Pupils in Piracy 16 IV. Peter the Great 23 V. The Story of a Pearl Pirate 31 VI. The Surprising Adventures of Bartholemy Portuguez 39 VII. The Pirate who could not Swim 49 VIII. How Bartholemy rested Himself 59 IX. A Pirate Author 65 X. The Story of Roc, the Brazilian 72 XI. A Buccaneer Boom 89 XII. The Story of L'Olonnois the Cruel 94 XIII. A Resurrected Pirate 100 XIV. Villany on a Grand Scale 109 XV. A Just Reward 119 XVI. A Pirate Potentate 132 XVII. How Morgan was helped by Some Religious People 145 XVIII. A Piratical Aftermath 153 XIX. A Tight Place for Morgan 159 XX. The Story of a High-Minded Pirate 171 XXI. Exit Buccaneer; Enter Pirate 192 XXII. The Great Blackbeard comes upon the Stage 200 XXIII. A True-Hearted Sailor draws his Sword 210 XXIV. A Greenhorn under the Black Flag 217 XXV. Bonnet again to the Front 224 XXVI. The Battle of the Sand Bars 233 XXVII. A Six Weeks' Pirate 243 XXVIII. The Story of Two Women Pirates 253 XXIX. A Pirate from Boyhood 263 XXX. A Pirate of the Gulf 277 XXXI. The Pirate of the Buried Treasure 291 XXXII. The Real Captain Kidd 309 [Illustration: The Haunts of "The Brethren of the Coast"] Buccaneers and Pirates of Our Coasts Chapter I The Bold Buccaneers