This article was published in the July 28, 2016 issue of the Quincy Sun. Laforest writes that Mary Read became a pirate when she was captured by Jack Rackham.
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Piracy’s Golden Age by María Lara Martínez
This article was published in the March/April 2016 issue of National Geographic History. Martínez says that in Nassau Anne Bonny ran a tavern where she met John Rackham, and she ultimately moved back in with her father in South Carolina.
Hall of Fame: Fearless Freebooters
This column was published in the March 2016 issue of All About History. It says that Anne Bonny lived in Charleston, and that's where she met John Rackham.
Let’s Talk About Pirate Culture by Heidi Heilig
This essay was published in Heilig's 2016 novel The Girl From Everywhere. Anne Bonney and Mary Read meet while working on the ship Revenge, at which point Anne is in a relationship with Jack Rackam. The three of them work as pirates for some years before their arrest.
The Golden Age of Piracy: The Story of Blackbeard and the Buccaneers Who Ruled the Caribbean by Pat Kinsella
This article was published in the February 2015 issue of History Revealed. Kinsella says Anne Bonny is born in 1697. She and James Bonny live in Nassau in 1718. The ship that Anne and Jack Rackham steal in Nassau is called the Revenge instead of the William. Mary Read's second husband is one of several… Continue reading The Golden Age of Piracy: The Story of Blackbeard and the Buccaneers Who Ruled the Caribbean by Pat Kinsella
History’s 50 Most Infamous Villains
This article was published in the Christmas 2015 issue of History Revealed. Anne Bonny and Mary Read occupy number 18. It says Mary is from Plymouth and they are arrested by the British Navy.
Heroes & Villains: Blackbeard by Rachel England
This article was published in the January 2015 issue of All About History. According to England, Jack Rackham spent several days in Ocracoke with Blackbeard in October 1718.
Piratesse dei Caraibi by Giorgio Zerbinati
This article was published in the September 2014 issue of Focus Storia. Mary Read fights in the War of Spanish Succession. She is a few years older than Anne Bonny, who grows up in Charleston. Anne and James Bonny move to Nassau in 1718, when Anne is under 20 years old. She meets John Rackam… Continue reading Piratesse dei Caraibi by Giorgio Zerbinati
Xbox One Preview: Assassin’s Creed IV
This article was published in The Complete Guide to Xbox One in 2013. It says that Anne Bonny refused to be sold to Jack Rackham and died in 1782.
Hall of Fame: 10 Infamous Criminals
This article was published in the January 2014 issue of All About History. Anne Bonny is born in 1702. She stabs a servant when she is 13. Jack Rackham captains a sloop called the Revenge. Anne dies in 1782.
Depictions of John Rackam, Anne Bonny, and Mary Read 