This new study looks for the man behind the legend, and it gives a vivid insight into the nature of piracy and the naval operations that were launched against it.The narrative focuses on the roles played by the Governor of Virginia ...
Thomas Pirthwith, a thirteen-year-old boy torn from his father when Blackbeard and his band of pirates burns their ship the Great Allen survives and flourishes.
"Thomas Pirthwith, a thirteen-year-old boy torn from his father when Blackbeard and his band of pirates burns their ship the Great Allen survives and flourishes.
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In his will , he bequeathed to John Holloway , William Howard's attorney in Virginia , his gold watch and a Negro slave and referred to Holloway as “ my very dear friend . ” John Lovick , secretary of the colony , was appointed Eden's ...
“ Well , ” Blackbeard said , bowing his head and speaking in a rather timid voice , “ I'd take it kind , mam , if you'd let me call on you , and no mistake . ” Mary stared at Blackbeard . He was much too burly , much too muscular ...
The true story of Blackbeard-a Robin-Hood-like American patriot and the most famous pirate of all time-and the British Crown's man in Virginia, Governor Spotswood, who illegally hunted him down.
Follows the exploits of one of the most feared pirates of the eighteenth century, the legends associated with him and the probable discovery of his ship off the coast of North Carolina in 1996.
"A thorough, exciting examination of 18th-century pirate life,with wonderful details."--Publishers Weekly"Interesting and exciting . . . a thoroughly enjoyable chronicle of an interesting life and interesting era."--BooklistThe definitive biography of...
This adventurous volume takes readers into the background of the famous figure, explains the origins of his striking monikor, and describes the bloody skirmish that ended his life.
Author Robert E. Lee has studied virtually every scrap of information available about the pirate and his contemporaries in an attempt to find the real Blackbeard.
Blackbeard: The Pirate of Roanoke
This adventurous volume takes readers into the background of the famous figure, explains the origins of his striking monikor, and describes the bloody skirmish that ended his life.
Blackbeard was one of the most feared and notorious of the historical pirates. His ledged still resonates some three hundred years after his bloody and courageous end. Here is his fantastic story of piracy, loyalty, and betrayal.
Discusses the life of Edward Teach, better known as Blackbeard, who terrorized the Virginia and North Carolina coast, before he was killed in 1718.
Discusses the life of Edward Teach, known as Blackbeard, and examines the history of pirating and details daily life aboard a pirate ship.
The notorious pirate Blackbeard terrorized a vast swath of the Atlantic Ocean in the early modern period, trolling for victims in an area that stretched from the West Indies to what is now the northeast United States.
The Disney series has already grossed over two billion dollars, and this new installment--featuring the greatest pirate of all time as Captain Jack Sparrow's nemesis--is sure to be a major blockbuster when it releases in Summer 2011.
"Exciting illustrations follow events in the life of Blackbeard. The combination of brightly colored panels and leveled text is intended for students in grades 3 through 8"--
Pirate expert Angus Konstam follows in Blackbeard's bloody wake through the Caribbean and describes his encounters with many others in the trade, especially at Benjamin Hornigold's "pirate school" in the Bahamas.