This book was published in 2005. Jones credits Susan Baker for his recitation of Anne Bonny and Mary Read, and he sticks pretty close to her story. Mary is born in London in the mid 1670s. Her mother raises her as a boy to get an inheritance. As a teenager they struggle to keep the… Continue reading Wicked Charleston: The Dark Side of the Holy City by Mark R. Jones
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The Sweet Trade by Elizabeth Garrett/The Only Life That Mattered by James L. Nelson
This book was first published in 2001 as The Sweet Trade credited to Elizabeth Garrett. It was republished in 2004 under the name James L. Nelson as The Only Life That Mattered: The Short and Merry Lives of Anne Bonny, Mary Read, and Calico Jack Rackam. Anne's parents are William Cormac and Peg Brennan. Anne… Continue reading The Sweet Trade by Elizabeth Garrett/The Only Life That Mattered by James L. Nelson
The Encyclopedia of Robberies, Heists, and Capers by Michael Newton
This encyclopedia was published in 2002 and includes entries for Anne Bonny and Mary Read, informed by Mistress of the Seas. Newton says Anne was born in 1700 to William Cormac and Peg Brennan, with whom she lived in Charleston. Of the boy Anne beat up, Newton says he assaulted her in the street, and… Continue reading The Encyclopedia of Robberies, Heists, and Capers by Michael Newton
Anne Bonny, Piratin by Manfred Theisen
This young adult novel was published in 2001. Theisen attributes the General History to Daniel Defoe, whom he says met Anne Bonny personally. He says Anne was still alive at the time of its writing, and Defoe was not detailed about her life in order to protect her. Most of the story is owed to… Continue reading Anne Bonny, Piratin by Manfred Theisen
Women War Heroines by George and Anne Forty
This book was published in 1997. It says that the biographies of Mary Read and Anne Bonny "read like pure fiction but have been authenticated by many witnesses", none of whom are named. Some wire crossing results in Mary's first husband being named Fleming, rather than being Flemish. Anne falls in love with Jack Rackham… Continue reading Women War Heroines by George and Anne Forty
Serial Killers: The Insatiable Passion by David Lester
This book was published in 1995. In a chapter on serially killing robbers, Lester includes a biography of Anne Bonny which is a faithful summary of Mistress of the Seas.
Fanny: Being the True History of the Adventures of Fanny Hackabout-Jones by Erica Jong
This mock 18th century novel was published in 1980. It is presented as the memoir of a poet named Fanny, who claims to be the inspiration for Fanny Hill and A Harlot's Progress. Fanny experiences an endless string of adventures from meeting witches to highway robbery to sex work to rescuing her kidnapped baby and… Continue reading Fanny: Being the True History of the Adventures of Fanny Hackabout-Jones by Erica Jong
The Guinness Guide to Feminine Achievements by Joan & Kenneth Macksey
This book was published in 1975 and was later published in the US as The Book of Women's Achievements. Anne Bonny and Mary Read are discussed in a chapter on women in crime. Anne's first husband is described as "a dull trading captain" and then she leaves him for John Rackham, becoming his "savage, avaricious… Continue reading The Guinness Guide to Feminine Achievements by Joan & Kenneth Macksey
The Female of the Specie by Richard Wolkomir
This article about women pirates appeared in volume XLII of The Compass for Winter 1972. This is another story where Ann bites her unwanted suitor. She and her father move to Charleston in 1700. When she leaves Nassau in disguise with Calico Jack, Wolkomir has the authorities get distracted by a group of Jack's prize… Continue reading The Female of the Specie by Richard Wolkomir
Captain in Calico by George MacDonald Fraser
This book was written in 1959, but published in 2015. George MacDonald Fraser died in 2008, and his family discovered this early manuscript (his first published novel was in 1969) and had it published as an object of archaeological curiosity. Captain in Calico doesn't have a whole lot to do with Fraser's later output, namely… Continue reading Captain in Calico by George MacDonald Fraser
Depictions of John Rackam, Anne Bonny, and Mary Read 