Petit futé: Bahamas

This travel guide was published in 2012 and cites Mireille Calmel's Lady Pirate for a description of Anne Bonney and Mary Read. Mary's father is a naval officer. Anne's family moves from Ireland to Jamaica, from where she runs away with James Bonney on a pirate ship. At some point her father owns land in… Continue reading Petit futé: Bahamas

Turks & Caicos Islands: The Bradt Travel Guide by Annalisa Rellie and Tricia Hayne

This travel guide was published in 2008 and includes a profile of Calico Jack "Rackman". It says he may have been the first pirate to wear a scarf around his head (?). Mary Reid is born in London. Jack is a quartermaster on a ship called the Neptune. Jack commands a ship called the Vanity… Continue reading Turks & Caicos Islands: The Bradt Travel Guide by Annalisa Rellie and Tricia Hayne