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
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Pirate Women: The Princesses, Prostitutes, and Privateers Who Ruled the Seven Seas by Laura Sook Duncombe
This book was published in 2017. Anne Bonny's parents are William Cormac and Peggy, and the family moves to South Carolina. Anne's mother dies before Anne is 13. Jack Rackham's clothes are flashy, and he is the father of the baby Anne has in Cuba. Sook Duncombe says that Mary was widowed twice, and that… Continue reading Pirate Women: The Princesses, Prostitutes, and Privateers Who Ruled the Seven Seas by Laura Sook Duncombe
Women and English Piracy, 1540-1720: Partners and Victims of Crime by John C. Appleby
This book was published in 2013. Appleby says that Charles Johnson said that Anne Bonny served on a privateer as well as a pirate. She has a baby in Cuba in the same place where Jack Rackam's crew keep their girlfriends. Jack, after accepting a pardon, works on a privateer which becomes a pirate. Anne… Continue reading Women and English Piracy, 1540-1720: Partners and Victims of Crime by John C. Appleby
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
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
Something’s Mizzen: Anne Bonny, Mary Read, Polly, and Female Counter-Roles on the Imperialist Stage by Rob Canfield
This article was published in the Spring 2001 issue of the South Atlantic Review. Canfield attributes the General History to Daniel Defoe. He says Mary decapitated her dueling opponent, and that she and Anne competed for the affections of Jack Rackham, whom they fought to protect during the final showdown. Canfield specifies that Mary pleaded… Continue reading Something’s Mizzen: Anne Bonny, Mary Read, Polly, and Female Counter-Roles on the Imperialist Stage by Rob Canfield
Piracy & Plunder: A Murderous Business by Milton Meltzer
This children's book was published in 2001. Mary Read is born in Plymouth around the year 1695. Anne Bonny's parents are William Cormac and Peg Brennan. Anne marries James Bonny when she is 16. Meltzer says Mary meets Anne on the privateer she works on after taking a pardon, but then he also says Jack… Continue reading Piracy & Plunder: A Murderous Business by Milton Meltzer
Storia della Pirateria nel Mondo by Anna Franchi
This book was published in 1952 and includes a chapter devoted to the Maria Read and Anna Bonney, informed by P. Christian but acknowledging some of Christian's deviations from Johnson. Franchi writes that Maria and Anna both had attractive mothers. Maria is born only after her older brother dies. Her mother tells her the truth… Continue reading Storia della Pirateria nel Mondo by Anna Franchi
She Captains: Heroines and Hellions of the Sea by Joan Druett
This book was published in 2000. Druett assumes Anne was conceived while her father's wife was at her mother-in-law's house. She also assumes Johnson made a mistake and that when he said the Peace of Ryswick ended Mary's tavern business, he really meant the Peace of Utrecht, because otherwise Mary would be "in her mid-forties… Continue reading She Captains: Heroines and Hellions of the Sea by Joan Druett
Port Royal and Its Harbour. With Short Notes on Its History, Legends, Sports, Pastimes, and Avocations.
This book was published in 1893. It describes John Rackham's career during its description of Rackham Cay, lifted largely from Richard Hill. Mary "achieved more than ordinary distinction in the pirate service." Rather than have Mary captured and pressed by Jack's crew, this story specifies that she is already a pirate when she joins them.… Continue reading Port Royal and Its Harbour. With Short Notes on Its History, Legends, Sports, Pastimes, and Avocations.
Depictions of John Rackam, Anne Bonny, and Mary Read 