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
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Anne Bonny by Chloe Gartner
This novelization of Anne Bonny's life was published in 1977. It's told in first person as Anne's memoirs while she's in jail and owes its story to Mistress of the Seas. On the trip from England to South Carolina, Anne's mother gets very sick, and is nursed by a convict being transported--the eventual maid, Clara,… Continue reading Anne Bonny by Chloe Gartner
Two Eighteenth Century Lady Pirates by Elizabeth Silverthorne
This article appeared in the May 1976 issue of Oceans. Silverthorne says that Anne dressed as a man because women were considered bad luck on ships. "According to records," Jack wanted to settle down with his family, but Anne refused. Mary's lover is pardoned for having been pressed into service, and Anne gives birth in… Continue reading Two Eighteenth Century Lady Pirates by Elizabeth Silverthorne
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
Mistress of the Seas by John Carlova
Ladies and gentlemen...welcome to violence. This masterpiece of campy exploitation was published in 1964 and bills itself (and gets billed over and over again) as a biography of Anne Bonny, who is depicted as essentially a Russ Meyer Supervixen. Carlova introduces Anne as a glamorous figure and writes that "with her voluptuous charms and cheerfully… Continue reading Mistress of the Seas by John Carlova
Pirate: Rascals of the Spanish Main by ABC Whipple
This book from 1957 dedicates a chapter to Anne Bonny and Mary Read. Calico Jack is introduced as "a hot-blooded young man" and then "a dashing young philanderer" who wears calico pants. Whipple writes that the stories of Anne's and Mary's early lives were recounted by them at their trial, and he expresses some skepticism… Continue reading Pirate: Rascals of the Spanish Main by ABC Whipple
Mary Read: Pirate Wench by Frank Shay
This story has one thing going for it... ...the faaaaaabulously pulpy stiff-nippled cover art. YES!!!!! another nice cover for a reissue. The story begins in Bristol in 1717 when Mary is 17. She has already been in the army and has already been widowed by her comrade lover. As a boy she goes by the… Continue reading Mary Read: Pirate Wench by Frank Shay
Depictions of John Rackam, Anne Bonny, and Mary Read 