Fire on Dark Water by Wendy K. Perriman

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

Gli italiani alla conquista del West: Tex Willer in tricolore by Luigi Grassia

This book was published in 2018. Grassia writes that Ann Bonny is born in 1698 and grows up in South Carolina. She stabs a maid but doesn't get in trouble because of her rich family. Mary Read's boss when she is 13 is a country squire who teaches her to ride, shoot, and fence, and… Continue reading Gli italiani alla conquista del West: Tex Willer in tricolore by Luigi Grassia

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

Histoire du monde: Revue et corrigée by Paul Roux

This comic book was published in 1998. In 2013 it was published as Drôle d'histoire in the Ariane et Nicolas series. A comic about John Rackam calls him Rackam le Rouge, and he got this nickname because he is cripplingly shy around women. Anne Bonny is recruited into his crew and he falls in love… Continue reading Histoire du monde: Revue et corrigée by Paul Roux

The Sea Captain and the Lady by Vada Foster

This novel was published in 2008. Mary Read's mother dies when Mary is a teenager. Her soldier husband falls in love with her believing she is a man, and she marries him for his family's farm. In 1717 Mary and Jack Rackham are sailing on the William, a privateer which turns pirate after a mutiny.… Continue reading The Sea Captain and the Lady by Vada Foster

The Most Evil Pirates in History by Shelley Klein

This book was published in 2006. Klein relies largely on AG Course for the chapters on John Rackham and Anne Bonny (Mary Read is folded into them). Anne is born on March 8, 1700, supposedly "according to Charles Johnson". Her parents are William Cormac and Mary Brennan. William buys a plantation near Charleston. Mary Read's… Continue reading The Most Evil Pirates in History by Shelley Klein

Pirates of the Western Seas by AG Course

This book was published in 1969. Course's chapter on "Women Pirates of the Western Seas" is transparently informed by Mistress of the Seas, which he tries to reconcile with Johnson's story. Mistress of the Seas is not listed in the bibliography. Mary Read is born around 1692. Anne Bonny's parents are William Cormac and Peg… Continue reading Pirates of the Western Seas by AG Course

Bahama Saga: The Epic Story of the Bahama Islands by Peter Barratt

This book was published in 2004. Barratt writes that Anne Bonny and Mary Read were both captains of ships. James Bonny is described as "spineless". James reports Anne's infidelity to the governor who sentences her to be stripped to the waist and whipped. That night Jack Rackham steals a sloop and both Anne and Mary… Continue reading Bahama Saga: The Epic Story of the Bahama Islands by Peter Barratt

The Sweet Trade by Elizabeth Garrett/The Only Life That Mattered by James L. Nelson

This book was first published in 2001 as The Sweet Trade credited to Elizabeth Garrett. It was republished in 2004 under the name James L. Nelson as The Only Life That Mattered: The Short and Merry Lives of Anne Bonny, Mary Read, and Calico Jack Rackam. Anne's parents are William Cormac and Peg Brennan. Anne… Continue reading The Sweet Trade by Elizabeth Garrett/The Only Life That Mattered by James L. Nelson