This episodic novelization of Mary Read's life was published in 2006. Mary's mother is named Jenny Read, whose son is Mark. Mark dies at one year old, and Mary is born when there is a Queen Mary. Jenny's mother-in-law dies in December 1699, and Jenny moves to Wales with her lover while Mary is working… Continue reading A pirata by Luísa Costa Gomes
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Anne Bonny: The Infamous Female Pirate by Phillip Thomas Tucker
This book was published in 2017. Tucker claims that Anne was born Anne Ni Cormac in Kinsale to Mary Brennan and William Cormac, and that "the best available evidence" (which Tucker does not provide or specify) puts her birth in 1698. Tucker says that the Cormacs were Protestants and Mary Brennan was Catholic. He also… Continue reading Anne Bonny: The Infamous Female Pirate by Phillip Thomas Tucker
Women Warriors: Ten Courageous Lives of Women Who Went to War by Tracey-Ann Knight
This book was published in 2017. Mary Read is born in London and Knight describes her voice as delicate. Mary's mother already receives money from her mother-in-law before Mary is born. The brother is named Mark. Mary's footboy job ends when her employer dies. In the army, the other soldiers notice Mary's attraction to the… Continue reading Women Warriors: Ten Courageous Lives of Women Who Went to War by Tracey-Ann Knight
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
Spanish Wells Bahamas: The Island, the People, the Allure by Christopher L. Cirillo
This book was published in 2010. Jack "Racham" is described as a womanizer who wears striped pants. He attacks seven fishing boats near Harbour Island in 1718. Anne Bonny is released from jail.
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
Lady Pirate by Mireille Calmel
Both interminable installments in this absolutely insane duology, Les valets du roi and La parade des ombres, were published in 2005. Mary's mother is named Cecily, who married John Read. Their son is named Mary Oliver. Mary's father is named Tom. When Mary is born and Tom disappears, Cecily and her children move to Hull… Continue reading Lady Pirate by Mireille Calmel
It by Joseph Roach
This book was published in 2007. Roach says that Jack Rackham was called Calico Jack "because of his distinctive underwear and his great romantic attraction." Ann Bonny and Mary Read passed as men "and then continued to win honors among their startled shipmates after their sex had been unveiled".
Pirates: Scourge of the Seas by John Reeve Carpenter
This book was published in 2006 and owes much of its Bonny-Rackam-Read story to Mistress of the Seas. Anne Bonny is born in 1700 to William Cormac and Peg Brennan and they move to South Carolina. Peg dies when Anne is a teenager. Anne marries James when she is 16 and follows the Mistress of… Continue reading Pirates: Scourge of the Seas by John Reeve Carpenter
The Most Evil Pirates in History by Shelley Klein
This book was published in 2006. Klein relies largely on AG Course for the chapters on John Rackham and Anne Bonny (Mary Read is folded into them). Anne is born on March 8, 1700, supposedly "according to Charles Johnson". Her parents are William Cormac and Mary Brennan. William buys a plantation near Charleston. Mary Read's… Continue reading The Most Evil Pirates in History by Shelley Klein
Depictions of John Rackam, Anne Bonny, and Mary Read 