The Pirates of the Mississippi

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The Pirates of the Mississippi
AuthorFriedrich Gerstäcker
Original titleDie Flußpiraten des Mississippi
LanguageGerman
PublisherOtto Wigand [de]
Publication date
1848
Publication placeSaxony
Published in English
1856
Pages
    • 271 (volume 1)
    • 322 (volume 2)
    • 308 (volume 3)

The Pirates of the Mississippi (German: Die Flußpiraten des Mississippi. Aus dem Waldleben Amerikas) is a novel by the German writer Friedrich Gerstäcker, published in three volumes by Otto Wigand [de] in Leipzig in 1848. It revolves around a gang of river pirates led by the charismatic Captain Kelly, who operate from an island in the Mississippi River, have infiltrated the nearby town of Helena, Arkansas, and rob flatboats passing by.[1][2][3] It was published in English by Routledge in 1856.[4]

The book was the basis for the 1963 film The Pirates of the Mississippi directed by Jürgen Roland.[5]

References

  1. ISBN 0198661398
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  2. ISBN 9780820444772
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  3. ISBN 3261020628
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  4. ^ "The Pirates of the Mississippi". The Critic. 15 April 1856. Retrieved 23 March 2025.
  5. ^ "Die Flußpiraten vom Mississippi". Filmportal.de (in German). Retrieved 23 March 2025.
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