The Book of Execution: An Encyclopedia of Methods of Judicial Execution/Execution: A Guide to the Ultimate Penalty by Geoffrey Abbott

This book was published in 1994 as The Book of Execution, then republished in 2005 as Execution. In 2007 it was put out again under the title What a Way to Go. Mary Read’s mother dresses her as a boy when she is 3. She joins the navy in 1706. The Fleming is a riding instructor. She leaves Europe heading to Jamaica. In 1719 Mary is part of Jack Rackham’s crew and they bury treasure. Jack leaves piracy to marry Anne Bonny, then returns to Mary with Anne.