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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The West Indies: Their People and History by Christopher Nicole
This book was published in 1965. Nicole writes that Anne Bonney was abandoned by her husband, and describes Jack Rackham as "a handsome but incompetent scoundrel".
The Sea: Its History and Romance by Frank C. Bowen
This book was published in 1924. Bowen writes that Ann Bonny's husband left her and went back to sea.
Qu’est-ce que je vais écrire la semaine prochaine by Lucio Guerrato
This book was published in 2006. Reed is Mary's mother's married name. Anne Bonny's parents are Mary Brennan and William Cormak. They move to Charleston. Anne falls in love with James Bonny when she is 16. In the Bahamas their relationship gets difficult and James leaves her. Mary is on a Dutch ship in the… Continue reading Qu’est-ce que je vais écrire la semaine prochaine by Lucio Guerrato
Passing Women and Female-Bodied Men: (Re)claiming FTM History by Jason Cromwell
This essay was published in the book Reclaiming Genders in 1999. James Bonny leaves Anne when her father disowns her. Mary gets a job on a privateer against the Spanish, where she meets Anne. Cromwell specifies that Anne "was spared execution after revealing that she was female" but says only that Mary died before her… Continue reading Passing Women and Female-Bodied Men: (Re)claiming FTM History by Jason Cromwell
Pirate of a Lady by Scarlett Fever
This article first appeared in the spring 1997 issue of Bust. Fever compares Anne Bonny and Mary Read explicitly to Thelma and Louise. Mary and Anne do not reveal they are women until after they are sentenced to death. Mary dies before her child is born, and Anne delivers hers in jail. Fever writes that… Continue reading Pirate of a Lady by Scarlett Fever
Strange Sea Stories and Legends by Bill Wisner
This book was published in 1981. Wisner writes that Anne Bonny and Mary Read were the only known women pirates in the western hemisphere. Anne's parents are William Cormac and Peg Brennan. William's law practice is ruined by scandal, and they move to Charleston. When Anne is 13 she is pursued by numerous suitors. James… Continue reading Strange Sea Stories and Legends by Bill Wisner
Pirates and Piracy by David Reinhardt
This book was published in 1997. Reinhardt takes a typical dim view of John Rackham, writing disdainfully that he "had to resort to raiding small fishing boats and stealing livestock just to keep his crew from starving." He says that Anne Bonny sailed in disguise as a man after running away with Jack, but came… Continue reading Pirates and Piracy by David Reinhardt
A Plunder of Pirates by Scoular Anderson
This kids' book was published in 1989. It includes bios of Anne Bonny and Mary Read that stick pretty close to Johnson's, punctuated by Anderson's charming illustrations. Some of Mary's earlier occupations
Splendor by Catherine Hart
This romance novel was published in 1993. The story is set in Charles Town in 1718, and in one scene the protagonist, Eden, meets Jack Rackham through the romantic lead, a pirate named Devlin, who describes Jack as "a fair brigand, but a notorious braggart." They meet him in a tavern where he's on a… Continue reading Splendor by Catherine Hart
Depictions of John Rackam, Anne Bonny, and Mary Read 