Anne has lived a rough life, the daughter of a slave stolen from the West Indies and a white man. Though her father was never cruel to her or her mother, she is still not left with anything upon his death. Her half-brother, determined to be rid of her, finds her employment in a household […]
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Introduction: Pirate vs. Privateer vs. Sailor So I’m going to start this post with a quick and dirty rundown of what makes a pirate a pirate. Pirates are unauthorized crews that usually plunder other ships for their living. Pirates are distinct from privateers, who tend to do the same (plundering ships for a living) because […]
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ScallyWagAThon TBR!
ScallyWagAThon: August 16th – 23rd Hello there book bees! Welcome to my TBR for the ScallyWagAThon! This readathon is about following a map of prompts and completing at least four prompts to complete the readathon. You can check out this twitter account for more information including the map and list of prompts! TBR: Prompt One: […]
Alexandre Olivier Exquemelin is supposed to be of a Dutch background, participating in Naval service until it became clear that piracy was a more lucrative and interesting career choice. His book serves as one of the few known first hand accounts of the activities in the Caribbean during the age of Captain Henry Morgan and […]
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Discussion: Pirate Literature
Hello Book Bees and welcome to another discussion post! This one is about the genre known as Pirate Literature, also called Transatlantic literature. Don’t worry, I’ll be getting into all the definitions you need as well as giving you some book recs if you’re interested in this genre but not quite sure where to begin. […]
Cups and Cards and Books 