Illustration by Richard Berridge This children's book was published in 1997. It says Mary Read was born in 1690, and Anne Bonny was born in Cork. Jack Rackham wears bright clothes made from stolen calico, and Mary dies in 1720.
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La grande imagerie: Les pirates by Stéphanie Redoulès
This children's book was published in 2011. It says Mary Read was born in 1690 and Anne Bonny in 1697, and that Anne lived with her father in the Caribbean. They both die in 1720.
The Story of Sierra Leone by Francis AJ Utting
This book was published in 1931, and says that Jack Rackham and Anne Bonny captured two merchantmen in Sierra Leone in 1719.
Women: The New Criminals by Richard Deming
This book was published in 1977, and includes a biographical sketch of Anne Bonny informed by Mistress of the Seas. According to Deming, she is born in 1700 to William Cormac, and grows up to be a beautiful redhead in Charleston. She marries James Bonny when she is 16, and then moves on to Chidley… Continue reading Women: The New Criminals by Richard Deming
The Captain Jack Sparrow Handbook: A Swashbuckler’s Guide From the Pirates of the Caribbean by Jason Heller
This book was published in 2011, and writes Jack Rackham, Anne Bonny, and Mary Read into the Pirates of the Caribbean universe. It says that Jack only ever commanded one sloop and that at one point Anne was his "kept woman".
Colonial America, 1607-1763 by Harry M. Ward
This book was published in 1991, and says that Anne Bonny lived in Charleston and was ultimately pardoned.
The British in the Caribbean by Cyril Hamshere
This book was published in 1972 and describes Anne Bonny and Mary Read as pirate captains who were sentenced to death in 1721.
Plots and Characters in the Fiction of Eighteenth-Century English Authors by Clifford R. Johnson
This reference was published in 1977 and summarizes the works of authors including Daniel Defoe, to whom is attributed the General History. Johnson writes that Anne Bonny and her parents moved to North Carolina, and that John Rackam was captured and hanged on Hispaniola.
Looking Inside Sunken Treasure by Ron Schultz
This children's book was published in 1992, and says that Jack "Rackman" was called Calico Jack because he wore striped pants.
A History of Us: Student Sheets, Team Sheets, and Documents
This worksheet book was published in 2005 to supplement the middle school textbook A History of Us, and it includes a packet featuring biographies of famous pirates, according to which Mary Read was born in London. James Bonney is described as a soldier when he marries Anne, who then sails with Jack Rackham for "several… Continue reading A History of Us: Student Sheets, Team Sheets, and Documents
Depictions of John Rackam, Anne Bonny, and Mary Read 