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Born to Be Hanged: The Epic Story of the Gentlemen Pirates Who Raided the South Seas, Rescued a Princess, and Stole a Fortune

by Keith Thomson

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“The indomitable Cox may have been the only member of the crew to remain calm—“it being a certain truth that those who are born to be hang’d shall never be drown’d,” as he explained.”
“It being a certain truth that those who who are born to be hanged will never be drowned.”

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