This book was published in 2007 and in spite of the title includes a chapter about Anne Bonny and Mary Read. Anne's father is William Cormac and they move to South Carolina, where she grows up as a tomboy and murders a slave for not cooking her roast duck. When she meets Jim Bonny he… Continue reading Blackbeard and the Queen Anne’s Revenge by Jean Day
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Histoire de la piraterie by Robert de la Croix
This book was published in 1974. De la Croix says that Mary Read was Welsh and that her mother neglected her "pour courir les aventures galantes". Ann Bonney's father (also named Bonney) lived in Jamaica and trafficked with pirates. James (unnamed) works for Charles Vane, who transports them to the Bahamas. En route Ann begins… Continue reading Histoire de la piraterie by Robert de la Croix
Les femmes d’abordage by Gérard A. Jaeger
This book about women pirates was published in 1984. Jaeger uses Henry Musnik's story where Anne happens to be on the ship in Jack's cabin, and James happens to be on shore, when Charles Vane has them sail away from Woodes Rogers. This happens in May 1718, and Anne has apparently only recently left Europe.… Continue reading Les femmes d’abordage by Gérard A. Jaeger
Strike the Black Flag by Jay Scotland
This pulpy paperback was published in 1961. Jay Scotland was a pseudonym of John Jakes. The protagonist and narrator is Charles Vane's quartermaster, Gideon Clark. James Bonny is a member of the crew, and before the story begins, James had stolen off a prize before shares, and Gideon punished him with a flogging. As the… Continue reading Strike the Black Flag by Jay Scotland
Anne of the Indies by Herbert Ravenel Sass
This article appeared in the November 1, 1947 issue of The Saturday Evening Post. Herbert Ravenel Sass was a journalist who was obsessed with his home state of South Carolina so it's no surprise he should eventually tackle Anne Bonny. Obviously, this was the property acquired for the eventual Jacques Tourneur movie of the same… Continue reading Anne of the Indies by Herbert Ravenel Sass
Les femmes pirates by Henry Musnik
The rather lovely cover featuring art by Jean Bernard This book was published in France in 1934 and a Spanish translation was published in 2007, which is much easier to come by. Musnik prolifically wrote crime and police stories, and wrote his own pirate woman novel in 1954 called Célinda (which I have not read).… Continue reading Les femmes pirates by Henry Musnik
Depictions of John Rackam, Anne Bonny, and Mary Read 