This article was published in the June 1909 issue of Uncle Sam's Magazine. When Mary Read joins a privateer crew that turns pirate, Jack Rackam and Ann Bonny are a married couple and both on the crew. Ann's family disowned her when she married him. Mary's new lover is a painter whom Jack recruits to… Continue reading Wolves of the Sea: Two Women Pirates by MV Campbell
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Lady Pink by Claire Del Sorbo
This interview was published in the January-March 2019 issue of Fresco Magazine. Lady Pink names Anne Bonney as an inspiration for her work. She describes Anne as a southern governor's daughter who escaped from jail and fled to the west.
Ghostly Echoes by William Ritter
This installment in the paranormal Jackaby series was published in 2016. According to another inhabitant of the underworld, Anne Bonny broke out of jail and died in bed as a great-grandmother.
Assassin’s Creed: Black Flag by Oliver Bowden
This tie-in novel to Assassin's Creed IV was published in 2013. It follows the events of the game (not including the 21st century framing story), narrated by Edward Kenway. Mary is in Nassau in September 1715, during the cutscene from the game when Edward tells Blackbeard and Benjamin Hornigold about the Observatory. Like in the… Continue reading Assassin’s Creed: Black Flag by Oliver Bowden
Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag
This installment in the Assassin's Creed series came out in 2013. The player character is employed at Abstergo, a tech company with virtual reality software that allows users to witness the experiences of dead people. Instead of using this technology to, for example, solve crimes, the player character is tasked with harvesting cinematic footage from… Continue reading Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag
Encyclopedia of World Crime by Jay Robert Nash
This encyclopedia was published in 1990. Nash writes that Anne Bonny's father was William Cormac. James and Anne move to the Bahamas in 1716, specifically because James wants to work for Woodes Rogers. Anne is "disgusted with her husband's seamy line of work" and she flees to become a pirate...which is soooo not seamy at… Continue reading Encyclopedia of World Crime by Jay Robert Nash
Seizure by Kathy Reichs
This installment in the Virals series was published in 2011. The story involves modern-day Charleston teenagers hunting down a treasure hidden by Anne Bonny. Anne is born in 1697. Her parents are William Cormac of Kinsale and Mary Brennan, and they move to Charleston. Anne is a teenager when her mother dies, and she is… Continue reading Seizure by Kathy Reichs
Meitantei Conan: Konpeki no hitsugi
This Detective Conan movie came out in 2007. It was directed by Yasuichirô Yamamoto and written by Gosho Aoyama and Hiroshi Kashiwabara. The English title is Jolly Roger in the Deep Azure. In this movie Shinichi and friends are vacationing on the fictional island Koumijima, where treasure hunt fever has broken out after the discovery… Continue reading Meitantei Conan: Konpeki no hitsugi
The Dinner Party: From Creation to Preservation by Judy Chicago
This book about Judy Chicago's art installation was published in 2007. The book includes a brief biography of Anne Bonney and Mary Read, whose names were included on the installation. Mary is born in 1690 and Anne in either 1697 or 1698. Anne's maiden name is Cormac and she marries James Bonney when she is… Continue reading The Dinner Party: From Creation to Preservation by Judy Chicago
Anne Bonny: Tale of a Lady Pirate/The Legend of Anne Bonny by Robert Q. Hoyt
This novel was published in 2004 as Anne Bonny: Tale of a Lady Pirate. It was republished on Amazon in 2020 as The Legend of Anne Bonny. Anne's parents are Feargus Cormack, who is a priest, and his maid Molly Cahill. Feargus is ruined by the scandal of his affair, and Anne is raised believing… Continue reading Anne Bonny: Tale of a Lady Pirate/The Legend of Anne Bonny by Robert Q. Hoyt
Depictions of John Rackam, Anne Bonny, and Mary Read 