This supplemental pamphlet was published with the manual of the 1995 videogame High Seas Trader. It anecdotally describes some famous pirates, and says that Anne Bonny and Jack Rackham "took up" together in 1715, and that Anne and Mary Read sailed as pirates for years.
Category: ephemera
Great States! by Cindy Barden
This teacher's resource was published in 1995. A worksheet about North Carolina states that Anne Bonney and Mary Read had headquarters in the Outer Banks.
Paramount Modern Issue Coins and Banknotes 1977
This catalog was published in 1977 and says Anne Bonney and Mary Reid lived during the late 17th century and used the Turks and Caicos as a hideout.
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.
Pirates of the Spanish Main
This series of trading cards was distributed in Allen & Ginter cigarette packs in 1888. Included in the series were cards for Anne Bonny, Jack Rackam, and Mary Read. According to the biographies on the back, which seem to be based on John SC Abbott, Anne married Jack and disguised herself as his cabin boy.… Continue reading Pirates of the Spanish Main