This self help book was published in 2002. The authors introduce eight archetypes of problematic family behavior and the "Rebel" character is represented by Anne Bonny, Mary Read, and William Kidd, who in the story are speakers on a panel at a pirate convention. Mary gets offended by a question from the audience until Anne… Continue reading Dealing With Relatives (Even if You Can’t Stand Them): Bringing Out the Best in Families at Their Worst by Rick Brinkman & Rick Kirschner
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Teach’s Light: A Tale of Blackbeard the Pirate by Nell Wise Wechter
This children's book was published in 1974. The story is about two modern kids who magically witness the life of Blackbeard. In October 1718, John Rackham and Anne Bonney appear at Blackbeard's Ocracoke hideout to attend "the Ocracoke Rendezvous". Anne is described as Jack's "estranged wife" who is now with Stede Bonnet. Jack is an… Continue reading Teach’s Light: A Tale of Blackbeard the Pirate by Nell Wise Wechter
Anne Bonney and Mary Read: Women Buccaneers by Mace Taxco
This novel was published in 1998. At the end of the story Taxco promises two further installments (the next book titled A Storm at Weatherly) which seem never to have been published. Taxco claims that Daniel Defoe was present at the trial of Anne Bonney and Mary Read. Mary was born in 1684. Her parents… Continue reading Anne Bonney and Mary Read: Women Buccaneers by Mace Taxco
The Pyrates by George MacDonald Fraser
This novel was published in 1983. The story is a burlesque spoof of swashbuckler movies about a Navy officer named Ben Avery who is tasked with delivering a gift from Charles II to the king of Madagascar, but is intercepted by a syndicate of pirates. Calico Jack is more or less the leader of the… Continue reading The Pyrates by George MacDonald Fraser
Yo Ho Hoka! by Poul Anderson and Gordon R. Dickson
This "novelet" appeared in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction in March 1955. It's one in a series of sci-fi stories by Anderson and Dickson about an alien race called the Hokas, who live on a planet where the cities are theme park versions of Earth's historical periods--somewhat along the lines of Westworld or… Continue reading Yo Ho Hoka! by Poul Anderson and Gordon R. Dickson
Double Crossbones
Charles Barton directed this movie for Universal in 1951, starring the singing and dancing David O'Connor. The script is by Oscar Brodney with some input from John Grant. But it's not really a musical...it has one song. It's a fun and silly movie in the same mode as the earlier Bob Hope vehicle The Princess… Continue reading Double Crossbones
Depictions of John Rackam, Anne Bonny, and Mary Read 