This biography of Mary Read was published in the May 1977 issue of Argosy. Wyckoff writes that Mary's not-grandmother did not like girls, and Mary has her hair cut by her mother. She serves in the army under Marlborough and in the navy during Queen Anne's reign. When she works on a man of war… Continue reading Swashbuckling Lady by Don Wyckoff
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World Famous Mistakes by Jesse Flowerfoot and Esme Hawes
This book was published in 1994. In its account of Ann Bonny and Mary Read, Ann is born in Kinsale, and the ship she steals with Jack Rackam is called Haman's Sloop instead of the William. Mary "reveals" her gender to Ann by taking off her hat to show her long hair (uuugggghhhh) even though… Continue reading World Famous Mistakes by Jesse Flowerfoot and Esme Hawes
Fab Girls
This article was published in the 1968 annual issue of the Lady Penelope comic book. It says Ann Bonney and Mary Read fought the navy by themselves, and Ann's father's friends got her out of jail.
Diccionario pirata by Rafael Estrada
This book was published in 2017. According to Estrada, Mary Read was born in 1690 and Jack "Rackhan" wore silk. Ann Bonney grows up in Port Royal and is 13 when she kills a maid. She and her husband run a tavern in New Providence. Anne is 18 years old in 1719, when she and… Continue reading Diccionario pirata by Rafael Estrada
Ireland’s Pirate Trail: A Quest to Uncover Our Swashbuckling Past by Des Ekin
This book was published in 2018. Ekin adds some dialogue and narration at some points of the story. He writes that Jack Rackham was born in England and Anne Bonny in Bullen's Bay in 1697. Ekin gives her maiden name as Cormac, but also says there is no proof her parents were William Cormac and… Continue reading Ireland’s Pirate Trail: A Quest to Uncover Our Swashbuckling Past by Des Ekin
Her Scottish Rogue by Dahlia Rose
This romance novel was published in 2021. The heroine, Sadie, is the leader of a community that was built by the now deceased Anne Bonny, who raised her. Anne's father paid to get Anne out of jail. She captained the ship Coral and moved to Rum Cay, a community of outcasts and refugees from slavery.… Continue reading Her Scottish Rogue by Dahlia Rose
Beyond Beauport by James Masciarelli
This novel was published in 2018. The main character, Shannon, learns she is descended from Anne Bonny and Jack Rackham. Jack was from Suffolk and had an older brother named James. Jack went to the Caribbean when he was 32 and spent three years there. He visited New Providence by summer 1717. When he deposed… Continue reading Beyond Beauport by James Masciarelli
Fearless Pirate Maids by Libby Franck
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
Anne Bonny by Laura Perdew
This kids' book was published in 2016. It novelizes its biography with invented dialogue and narration, and includes pages that point out what is factual in the story. Anne's parents are Mary Brennan and William Cormac. Anne is 10 years old when her family leaves Ireland for Charles Town, and her mother dies in 1711.… Continue reading Anne Bonny by Laura Perdew
Anne Bonny: The Infamous Female Pirate by Phillip Thomas Tucker
This book was published in 2017. Tucker claims that Anne was born Anne Ni Cormac in Kinsale to Mary Brennan and William Cormac, and that "the best available evidence" (which Tucker does not provide or specify) puts her birth in 1698. Tucker says that the Cormacs were Protestants and Mary Brennan was Catholic. He also… Continue reading Anne Bonny: The Infamous Female Pirate by Phillip Thomas Tucker
Depictions of John Rackam, Anne Bonny, and Mary Read 