This novel was published in 2011. The story is told from the point of view of Lola, the servant stabbed by Anne Bonny, whose father William Cormac grows rice on a plantation called Black River. Anne is a brat but teaches Lola to read and write. Anne's mother Mary gets "marsh fever" and dies when… Continue reading Fire on Dark Water by Wendy K. Perriman
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Bad Girls: Sirens, Jezebels, Murderesses, Thieves & Other Female Villains by Jane Yolen and Heidi EY Stemple
This book was published in 2012 and repeats a lot from Yolen's previous books. Mary Read's mother dresses her as a boy because the grandmother promised a grandson an inheritance. Anne Bonney's father is described as handsome. She stabs a cook because of a chicken dinner, and her father makes excuses for her. She and… Continue reading Bad Girls: Sirens, Jezebels, Murderesses, Thieves & Other Female Villains by Jane Yolen and Heidi EY Stemple
Heart of a Pirate: A Novel of Anne Bonny by Pamela Johnson
This novel was published in 2009. Anne's parents are William Cormac and Peg Brennen, who sleeps with him in exchange for legal help for her brother Sean. The spoon saga is fabricated by William's wife Amy. Anne is born in March 1700. They move to Charles Town where William does business with Benjamin Hornigold. Mary… Continue reading Heart of a Pirate: A Novel of Anne Bonny by Pamela Johnson
Sea Queens: Women Pirates Around the World by Jane Yolen
This book was published in 2008. Mary Read's father (who is described that way but then is actually not her father) is a merchant captain whose mother promised him and his wife money if they had a son. The not-dad dies at sea. Mary's tavern business is disrupted by the Peace of Utrecht instead of… Continue reading Sea Queens: Women Pirates Around the World by Jane Yolen
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
Wild Irish Roses: Tales of Brigits, Kathleens, and Warrior Queens by Trina Robbins
This book was published in 2004. Mary Read's mother dresses her as a boy because "girls couldn't inherit." Anne Bonny's father is William Cormac and she is born in 1700. They move to Charleston when Anne is around 6 years old. When she is 16 she marries Jim Bonny. William disinherits her and she burns… Continue reading Wild Irish Roses: Tales of Brigits, Kathleens, and Warrior Queens by Trina Robbins
Wild Irish Women: Extraordinary Lives From History by Marian Broderick
This book was published in 2001. Anne Bonny's parents are William Cormac and Mary Brennan. Anne is born "c. 1698". They move to Charleston. Anne cheats on James with "a succession of lovers" before she hooks up with John Rackham. When Anne meets Mary Read, Mary is an officer on Jack's crew.
Anne Bonny, Piratin by Manfred Theisen
This young adult novel was published in 2001. Theisen attributes the General History to Daniel Defoe, whom he says met Anne Bonny personally. He says Anne was still alive at the time of its writing, and Defoe was not detailed about her life in order to protect her. Most of the story is owed to… Continue reading Anne Bonny, Piratin by Manfred Theisen
Women-at-Arms: Their Famous Exploits Throughout the Ages by Reginald Hargreaves
This hilarious book was published in 1930. Hargreaves writes that Anne Bonny and Mary Read because "The appeal to a woman of quick returns, whether emotional or financial, has rarely been known to fail. If she subsequently discovers that they carry with them the inevitable proviso of small profits, her natural talent for living from… Continue reading Women-at-Arms: Their Famous Exploits Throughout the Ages by Reginald Hargreaves
The Dear-Bought Heritage by Eugenie Andruss Leonard
This book about colonial women was published in 1965. Leonard summarizes Johnson's bio of Anne Bonny, writing that she and John Rackam "plundered the coast successfully for several years", and that Anne's and Mary's identities were never suspected until they announced they were pregnant in court, at which point Anne is still under 20 years… Continue reading The Dear-Bought Heritage by Eugenie Andruss Leonard
Depictions of John Rackam, Anne Bonny, and Mary Read 