This story was recorded on the 2002 CD Women of the Sea. In this story Anne Bonny hates high society and meets James Bonny at a tavern in Charleston. In Nassau he catches her cheating on him and the next day she meets Jack Rackam in a tavern. James takes her to court for her… Continue reading Fearless Pirate Maids by Libby Franck
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Mary Read: Sailor, Soldier, Pirate by Cherie Pugh
This novel was published in 2008. Mary Read is born in spring 1692. Her father is a sailor from Bristol who left her mother, Jane, when he found out she was pregnant. Mary's brother dies a month after she is born. When Mary is four years old they go to London where Mary befriends Sally… Continue reading Mary Read: Sailor, Soldier, Pirate by Cherie Pugh
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
Pirates of the Western Seas by AG Course
This book was published in 1969. Course's chapter on "Women Pirates of the Western Seas" is transparently informed by Mistress of the Seas, which he tries to reconcile with Johnson's story. Mistress of the Seas is not listed in the bibliography. Mary Read is born around 1692. Anne Bonny's parents are William Cormac and Peg… Continue reading Pirates of the Western Seas by AG Course
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
The Encyclopedia of Amazons: Women Warriors From Antiquity to the Modern Era by Jessica Amanda Salmonson
This book was published in 1991 and includes entries for Anne Bonney and Mary Read, citing as references Mistress of the Seas, Women Remembered, Histoire de la piraterie, and Women of the Sea. Salmonson claims that Anne was a lesbian, which is "the one thing reporters are loathe to tell about" her. She says Anne… Continue reading The Encyclopedia of Amazons: Women Warriors From Antiquity to the Modern Era by Jessica Amanda Salmonson
Pirates of the Carolinas by Terrance Zepke
This book was published in 2000. Anne Bonny, John Rackham, and Mary Read each get chapters devoted to them. Anne is given a subtitle as the "Wild, Reckless, and Gallant Pirate" but neither of the others get one. Zepke says Anne "was never able to deny her passions", that "She did whatever she pleased and… Continue reading Pirates of the Carolinas by Terrance Zepke
Women Pirates: Eight Stories of Adventure/Women of the Sea: Ten Pirate Stories by Myra Weatherly
This book was published in 1998 as Women Pirates: Eight Stories of Adventure, and updated in 2006 as Women of the Sea: Ten Pirate Stories. Anne's parents are William Cormac and Peg Brennan and Weatherly includes quotations from Mistress of the Seas. They live in Charleston. When she's a teenager her mother dies. She has… Continue reading Women Pirates: Eight Stories of Adventure/Women of the Sea: Ten Pirate Stories by Myra Weatherly
Pirates by Joshua B. Feder
This children's nonfiction book was published in 1992. Mary's grandmother is "a successful businesswoman" who hates girls. Anne's husband is named John Bonny instead of James. Calico Jack is "a novice pirate" when he accepts a pardon. He and Anne meet in a tavern. Mary's second lover is "a skinny, soft-spoken navigator". Mary's duel specifically… Continue reading Pirates by Joshua B. Feder
Brotherhood of Pirates by Judith Schoder
This children's nonfiction book was published in 1979. Mary is described as having a "large frame and muscular body" and she becomes a pirate eagerly. Schoder recounts the story of Anne attacking a servant with a knife, but she says the servant lived so Anne didn't get in trouble. When she runs away with Calico… Continue reading Brotherhood of Pirates by Judith Schoder
Depictions of John Rackam, Anne Bonny, and Mary Read 