This article was published in the January/February 2017 issue of Schiff Classic. Munde writes that Anne Bonny worked on a merchantman at age 13 in disguise as a boy, and that Mary Read traveled to North America with her father. Munde seems to have mixed up their biographies. Mary marries a sailor and goes to… Continue reading Frauen an Bord: Von Amazonen und Piratinnen by Verena Munde
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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
Childcraft Annual 1988: Exploring the Sea
This book was published in 1988, and it says that Jack Rackham wore striped trousers and that Mary Read joined his crew when he captured a ship she was sailing on.
In Our Grandmothers’ Footsteps: A Walking Tour of London by Jennifer Clarke
This book was published in 1984. It was also published with the subtitle "A Virago Guide to London". According to Clarke, Mary Read was attacked en route from Europe by Jack Rackham and Anne Bonney.
Lives of the Felons: Mary Read and Anne Bonney
This article was published in the November 2, 1850 issue of the National Police Gazette. Mary Read is born in the Midlands. She is 15 when her grandmother dies, and her mother also dies. She works as a footboy until her employer falls in love with her, and in the army for four years before… Continue reading Lives of the Felons: Mary Read and Anne Bonney
Cover Re-Sister: Anne Bonney
This article was published in the June 1988 issue of Re-Sister, according to which Anne Bonney and Jack Rackham press Mary Read off of a Dutch merchantman, and instead of a love interest, it is Jack for whom she fights a duel. The pirates rob Dorothy Thomas in October 1720.
Historias secretas de la piratería by Ernesto Frers
This book was published in 2012. According to Frers, Mary Read's mother is an upper class woman whose son dies of a fever. Her husband also dies, and she dresses Mary as a boy to inherit money from him. Jack Rackham (also called Rackham el Rojo) works as Charles Vane's quartermaster on the ship Treasure.… Continue reading Historias secretas de la piratería by Ernesto Frers
Donne pirate del Secolo XVIII
This article was published in the February 18, 1935 issue of the Gazzetta di Venezia. In the story Mary Read works to support her grandmother, and the pirates who recruit her are the crew of John Rackam. They are tried with Charles Johnson (?) who dies in 1734 (?).
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
The Unbinding of Mary Reade by Miriam McNamara
This young adult novel was published in 2018. Jack Rackam says he became a pirate when he was 13 on a ship that was attacked by pirates. He works as a cabin boy and the captain abuses him. As a child Anne Bonny moves to Charleston from Ireland. She marries James when she is 14… Continue reading The Unbinding of Mary Reade by Miriam McNamara
Depictions of John Rackam, Anne Bonny, and Mary Read 