Jack Rackham
A distinct sea novel genre, which focuses on representing nautical culture exclusively, did not gain traction until the early part of the 19th century, however, works dealing with life at sea were written in the 18th century. This includes works dealing with piracy, such as Daniel Defoe's "The Life, Adventures &amp; Piracies of the Famous Captain Singleton" (1720), and "A General History of the Pyrates" (1724), a work which contains biographies of several notorious English pirates such as Blackbeard and Calico Jack.