This article was published in the September 1974 issue of the Paramount Journal. It says that both Anne Bonny and Mary Read "are reported" to have used the Turks and Caicos during their piratical careers, and that Mary's second wedding took place on Parrot Cay. Anne lived in Charleston, and when the pirates are overpowered,… Continue reading Turks and Caicos: A Pirate Stronghold
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Mary Read: Pirate by William Coates Borrett
This essay was published in the 1957 book Tales Retold Under the Old Town Clock. Theoretically this is a collection of articles related to Nova Scotia. According to the Mary Read bio, Mary learns French while working as a pageboy. Borrett embroiders the tale of Mary and the Fleming by having her start crying and… Continue reading Mary Read: Pirate by William Coates Borrett
Gente de mar by Rafael Bernal
This book was published in 1950. Mary Read's brother dies at 1 year old, and she is born 8 days later. She lives with her grandmother until the age of 16. Her husband dies drunk. Ana Bonny grows up in Charleston, where her father dresses her as a boy until she is 18. The boy… Continue reading Gente de mar by Rafael Bernal
Wolves of the Sea: Two Women Pirates by MV Campbell
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
Fearless Pirate Maids by Libby Franck
This story was recorded on the 2002 CD Women of the Sea. In this story Anne Bonny hates high society and meets James Bonny at a tavern in Charleston. In Nassau he catches her cheating on him and the next day she meets Jack Rackam in a tavern. James takes her to court for her… Continue reading Fearless Pirate Maids by Libby Franck
The Pirates by Sam Jones
This book was published in 2016. Mary Read's mother's husband was a sea captain, and the mother already receives money from the grandmother before Mary starts pretending to be her brother. Anne Bonny's father is William McCormac. They and Anne's mother move to London where William changes his name from McCormac to Cormac and dresses… Continue reading The Pirates by Sam Jones
Women Were Pirates, Too by CT Anthony
This book was published in 2006 and mostly reproduces the General History, by way of the Pirates Own Book. Anthony writes that John Rackam left Nassau without accepting a pardon from Woods Rogers, and robbed several ships on November 24, 1718. Anthony attributes the concluding praise of Mary Read's virtue and honor (from the History… Continue reading Women Were Pirates, Too by CT Anthony
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
Mary Read: Sailor, Soldier, Pirate by Cherie Pugh
This novel was published in 2008. Mary Read is born in spring 1692. Her father is a sailor from Bristol who left her mother, Jane, when he found out she was pregnant. Mary's brother dies a month after she is born. When Mary is four years old they go to London where Mary befriends Sally… Continue reading Mary Read: Sailor, Soldier, Pirate by Cherie Pugh
Anne Bonney: My Pirate Story/Pirate Spirit: The Adventures of Anne Bonney by Jeffery S. Williams
This novel was published in 2006 as Anne Bonney: My Pirate Story (and had "with Katherine Williams" on the cover) and in 2007 as Pirate Spirit: The Adventures of Anne Bonney (credited only to Jeffery S. Williams). Anne is born in June 1700. Anne's parents are William McCormac and Peg Brannan. William's wife is named… Continue reading Anne Bonney: My Pirate Story/Pirate Spirit: The Adventures of Anne Bonney by Jeffery S. Williams
Depictions of John Rackam, Anne Bonny, and Mary Read 