This essay was published in the 1957 book Tales Retold Under the Old Town Clock. Theoretically this is a collection of articles related to Nova Scotia. According to the Mary Read bio, Mary learns French while working as a pageboy. Borrett embroiders the tale of Mary and the Fleming by having her start crying and… Continue reading Mary Read: Pirate by William Coates Borrett
Category: 1950s
Sea Pie by Douglas V. Duff
This book was published in 1957. Anne Bonney and Mary Reade are both described as attractive, but it is also specified that neither one is "a great beauty". Duff writes that Mary was "the more honest of the pair", while Anne "remained at heart a doxy, trading on her womanhood--Mary wanted naught better than to… Continue reading Sea Pie by Douglas V. Duff
Gente de mar by Rafael Bernal
This book was published in 1950. Mary Read's brother dies at 1 year old, and she is born 8 days later. She lives with her grandmother until the age of 16. Her husband dies drunk. Ana Bonny grows up in Charleston, where her father dresses her as a boy until she is 18. The boy… Continue reading Gente de mar by Rafael Bernal
Pity Those Poor Buccaneers After Hollywood Treatment
This review of Double Crossbones was published in the January 11, 1951 issue of the Cameron Herald, and it says that Ann Bonney was an infant in the year 1700.
Powder Puff Pirates by Bob Ruskauff
This article was published in the December 12, 1957 issue of the Independent Press Telegram. Ruskauff writes that Ann Bonney commanded a consort to Jack Rackham. Weirdly, he also includes Anne Fulworth as an example of a female pirate (with no hint at a connection with Ann Bonney), and he says she became one to… Continue reading Powder Puff Pirates by Bob Ruskauff
Ships and Life Afloat: From Galley to Turbine by Walter Buehr
This book was published in 1953. It says Ann Bonney was captured in 1780.
The Wailing Octopus by John Blaine
This Rick Brant novel was published in 1956. In this story Rick and his 20th-century friends go to the Virgin Islands where they find the logbook of the ship Maiden Hand, which was attacked and sunk by Anne Bonney.
Mary Read: Woman Pirate
This Cardo trading card was issued in 1958. The bio says Mary Read's father was a sea captain. She joins a pirate crew that attacks her while working on a merchant ship. The pirates are ultimately captured by the navy.
Storia della Pirateria nel Mondo by Anna Franchi
This book was published in 1952 and includes a chapter devoted to the Maria Read and Anna Bonney, informed by P. Christian but acknowledging some of Christian's deviations from Johnson. Franchi writes that Maria and Anna both had attractive mothers. Maria is born only after her older brother dies. Her mother tells her the truth… Continue reading Storia della Pirateria nel Mondo by Anna Franchi
The Great Days of Piracy in the West Indies by George Woodbury
This book was published in 1951. Woodbury writes that Ann is from Kinsale, and is sought by suitors in Charleston as soon as she hits 13 or 14. By the time she falls in love with Calico Jack she has grown to hate James. Everyone else on Jack's ship thinks Ann is a man. Mary… Continue reading The Great Days of Piracy in the West Indies by George Woodbury
Depictions of John Rackam, Anne Bonny, and Mary Read 