This book from 1866 is a series of brief biographies of women who traveled around the world, one of whom is Marie Read. There is not much changed from Charles Johnson's original (which is cited explicitly). Cortambert does mention, however, that at age 14 Marie was as strong as an 18-year-old boy. He also specifies… Continue reading Les illustres voyageuses by Richard Cortambert
Category: 1860s
Nouvelle biographie universelle/Nouvelle biographie générale by Jean Chrétien Ferdinand Hoefer
This encyclopedia was published in 46 volumes in the 1850s and '60s. Mary Read is listed in the 41st volume. Hoefer lists Charles Johnson and, weirdly, Œxmelin as sources. Either he had versions of their work that had been endowed with additional details, or he made stuff up. He says that Mary (whom he also… Continue reading Nouvelle biographie universelle/Nouvelle biographie générale by Jean Chrétien Ferdinand Hoefer
The Picaroons; or, One Hundred and Fifty Years Ago by Richard Hill
This book from 1869 bills itself as "a history of commerce and navigation in the West Indian seas." According to Hill, who was Jamaican, "Rackam leaves a name in Jamaica more memorable than that of any of the Picaroons." Hill gives a pretty faithful summary of Johnson's account, inserting some facts about various historical figures… Continue reading The Picaroons; or, One Hundred and Fifty Years Ago by Richard Hill
Depictions of John Rackam, Anne Bonny, and Mary Read 