Pirate queens : the lives of Anne Bonny & Mary Read
Simon, Rebecca (College teacher)2025
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Between August and October 1720, two female pirates named Anne Bonny and Mary Read terrorized the Caribbean in and around Jamaica. Despite their short career, they became two of the most notorious pirates during the height of the 18th-century Golden Age of Piracy. Their biographies were recorded in Captain Charles Johnson's 1724 book, 'A General History of the Pyrates', depicting the two women as illegitimate women raised by men who, against insurmountable odds, crossed paths in Nassau and became pirates together. But how much is fact versus fiction? This biography about Anne Bonny and Mary Read explores their intriguing backgrounds while examining the social context of women in their lifetime and their legacy in popular culture that exists to the present day.
Main title:
Pirate queens : the lives of Anne Bonny & Mary Read / Rebecca Alexandra Simon.
Author:
Simon, Rebecca (College teacher), author
Imprint:
Barnsley : Pen & Sword History, 2025.
Collation:
216 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm
ISBN:
9781399000994 (pbk. :)
Dewey class:
910.45910.45 SIMO
Language:
English
BRN:
8572435
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