This TV special written and directed by Bruce Mayer aired on PBS in 2007. It features narration by historians over dramatizations in which Mary Read is played by Barbara Gose, Anne Bonny by Liisa Rose, and Calico Jack by Joe Perry (not "the"). The events of the story are taken from the General History, with… Continue reading Carolina Stories: Pirates of the Carolinas
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Mort ou vif: Les chasses à l’homme les plus extraordinaires by Pierre Bellemare and Jean-François Nahmias
This book was published in 2007. Mary Read is born in Redruth, Cornwall. Her mother's husband was a naval officer. Mary's brother Mark dies before she is born. Read is a married name that she gets from her first husband, William Read. She leaves Europe on a Dutch merchantman transporting wheat, which is captured by… Continue reading Mort ou vif: Les chasses à l’homme les plus extraordinaires by Pierre Bellemare and Jean-François Nahmias
The Lost Pirate Kingdom
This series aired on Netflix in 2021. The show features talking head interviews interspersed with dramatized vignettes, in which John Rackham is played by Jack Waldouck and Anne Bonny by Mia Tomlinson. According to the show, Anne's mother died before Anne was 13. In 1715 she is 16 years old and living in Nassau. She… Continue reading The Lost Pirate Kingdom
Nobody’s Witch by Arnie Grimm
This installment in the Broomstick Tales series was published in 2021. Anne Bonny captains the ship the Wanted Pirate, and she attacks and robs the Red Witch, captained by Mary Reed.
The Big Scream!: The 100 Creepiest, Most Disgusting, Horrifying Things You Should Know by Fiona Macdonald
This children's book was published in 2018. Mary Read is born in Plymouth and Anne Bonny's maiden name is Cormac. Anne and Jack Rackham sell slaves and take Mary prisoner.
Anne Bonny by Laura Perdew
This kids' book was published in 2016. It novelizes its biography with invented dialogue and narration, and includes pages that point out what is factual in the story. Anne's parents are Mary Brennan and William Cormac. Anne is 10 years old when her family leaves Ireland for Charles Town, and her mother dies in 1711.… Continue reading Anne Bonny by Laura Perdew
Pirate’s Passage
This adaptation of the William Gilkerson novel came out in 2015. It was written by Brad Peyton and Donald Sutherland and directed by Mike Barth and Jamie Gallant. Like in the book, a mysterious old man named Charles Johnson tells the protagonist stories about pirates. In a fantasy/vision they witness Jack Rackam's crew taking a… Continue reading Pirate’s Passage
¡Que vienen los piratas! by Pilar Garí
This children's book was published in 2012. Jack Rackham narrates the story, describing piratical life and vocabulary. Anne Bonny goes by the name Adam.
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
Mad About…Pirates by Rupert Matthews
This children's book was published in 2008. Mary Read and Anne Bonny are arrested by the British navy, and Anne is ultimately released from jail.
Depictions of John Rackam, Anne Bonny, and Mary Read 