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This is an ongoing research project I maintain for my own reference. John Rackam, Anne Bonny, Mary Read, and their “story” are constantly repurposed and repainted, and I’m interested in how this story gets changed and why. This blog is simply a way for me to keep track of what I’ve read and make notes.

I do not make an entry for every single book or article I read–only for those that make original or unverified claims. If I read a book that “sticks to the facts” and only summarizes the trial record, for example, I would not write an entry about it. Nor do I post if a book sticks to what was reported in Charles Johnson’s General History of the Pyrates. This is not because I consider the General History to be a factual account (which I do not), but because of the ubiquitous assumption that it is one.

My effort here is just toward the collection of data, but I would certainly be pleased if it ends up being useful to you, and I would love to get in touch with you.

You can send me an email through this form. Of course you can also leave a comment anywhere on the blog. You can also talk to me on Twitter @JillianMolenaar. I also keep lists of pirate movies on Letterboxd and on IMDb (IMDb includes television and I split it into multiple lists by decade).