This novel was published in 2011. The story is told from the point of view of Lola, the servant stabbed by Anne Bonny, whose father William Cormac grows rice on a plantation called Black River. Anne is a brat but teaches Lola to read and write. Anne's mother Mary gets "marsh fever" and dies when… Continue reading Fire on Dark Water by Wendy K. Perriman
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This article was published in The Complete Guide to Xbox One in 2013. It says that Anne Bonny refused to be sold to Jack Rackham and died in 1782.
Legends of Old Wilmington & Cape Fear by John Hirchak
This book was published in 2014. Mary Read fights in the War of Spanish Succession. Anne Bonny is younger than 13 when her mother dies. Anne's husband is named John Bonny. Jack Rackham commits several piracies in Cape Fear. In Cuba Anne gives birth to Jack's son and meets Mary, who joins Jack's crew when… Continue reading Legends of Old Wilmington & Cape Fear by John Hirchak
Scandalous Women: The Lives and Loves of History’s Most Notorious Women by Elizabeth Kerri Mahon
This book was published in 2011. Mary Read is born in Devon. Her brother is named Mark. Her Flemish husband dies "a few months" after they start their business. Mahon says Anne Bonny's parents are "probably" William Cormac and Mary Brennan. They move to South Carolina. Anne meets James Bonny in Charleston and marries him… Continue reading Scandalous Women: The Lives and Loves of History’s Most Notorious Women by Elizabeth Kerri Mahon
Heart of a Pirate: A Novel of Anne Bonny by Pamela Johnson
This novel was published in 2009. Anne's parents are William Cormac and Peg Brennen, who sleeps with him in exchange for legal help for her brother Sean. The spoon saga is fabricated by William's wife Amy. Anne is born in March 1700. They move to Charles Town where William does business with Benjamin Hornigold. Mary… Continue reading Heart of a Pirate: A Novel of Anne Bonny by Pamela Johnson
Pirates and Privateers: A Swashbuckling Compendium of Seafaring Scoundrels by Charlotte Montague
This book was published in 2009. John Rackham is born in England on December 21, 1682. Anne Bonney's father is William Cormac and her mother's maiden name is Brennan. They move to Charleston. Mary Read is born in London. She works at sea "For several years" before joining the army. She is promoted after apparently… Continue reading Pirates and Privateers: A Swashbuckling Compendium of Seafaring Scoundrels by Charlotte Montague
Bad Girls by Dee Gordon
This book was published in 2008 and is a collection of poems about different women. There is one for Anne Bonny, who is born in 1700. She is 16 when her father disowns her. Anne leaves James for Chidley Bayard and then Calico Jack. Anne has a baby that dies. The amnesty for pirates makes… Continue reading Bad Girls by Dee Gordon
The Terrible Seven by Thomas Andrews
This series of articles appeared in the 2007 Rasa von Werder book It's Not Over Till the Fat Lady Sings: Mother God Strikes Back Against Misogyny. Two of the terrible seven are Anne Bonny and Mary Reed. Andrews's biographies are taken largely from Mistress of the Seas, which he credits. Mary is born in the… Continue reading The Terrible Seven by Thomas Andrews
Pirates: Scourge of the Seas by John Reeve Carpenter
This book was published in 2006 and owes much of its Bonny-Rackam-Read story to Mistress of the Seas. Anne Bonny is born in 1700 to William Cormac and Peg Brennan and they move to South Carolina. Peg dies when Anne is a teenager. Anne marries James when she is 16 and follows the Mistress of… Continue reading Pirates: Scourge of the Seas by John Reeve Carpenter
Queer
This book was published in 2002 and includes a history of Anne Bonny and Mary Read. Mary's mother dresses her as a boy but gets mad when Mary won't go back to girl's clothes, so the mother "disinherited her" and Mary joins the army. She and the Fleming are married for three years before he… Continue reading Queer
Depictions of John Rackam, Anne Bonny, and Mary Read 