{"product_id":"pirate-queens-the-lives-of-anne-bonny-mary-read-hardcover","title":"Pirate Queens: The Lives of Anne Bonny \u0026 Mary Read - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRebecca Alexandra Simon\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Simon excels in describing eighteenth-century pirate ports, tavern life, and major movements around the Caribbean, an area where she is well informed.\"\u003cbr\u003eEighteenth-Century Studies\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBetween August and October 1720, two female pirates named Anne Bonny and Mary Read terrorized the Caribbean in and around Jamaica. Despite their short career, they became two of the most notorious pirates during the height of the eighteenth-century Golden Age of Piracy. In a world dominated by men, they became infamous for their bravery, cruelty and unwavering determination to escape the social constraints placed on women during that time. Despite their infamy, mystery shrouds their lives before they became pirates. Their biographies were recorded in Captain Charles Johnson's 1724 book, \u003ci\u003eA General History of the Pyrates\u003c\/i\u003e, depicting the two women as illegitimate women raised by men who, against insurmountable odds, crossed paths in Nassau and became pirates together. But how much is fact versus fiction?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis first full-length biography about Anne Bonny and Mary Read explores their intriguing backgrounds while examining the social context of women in their lifetime and their legacy in popular culture that exists to the present day. Using \u003ci\u003eA General History of the Pyrates\u003c\/i\u003e, early modern legal documents relating to women, their recorded public trial in \u003ci\u003eThe Tryal of Jack Rackham and Other Pyrates\u003c\/i\u003e, newspapers and new, uncovered research, this book unravels the mysteries and legends surrounding their lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 9.39 x 6.44 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 07, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48626042175737,"sku":"9781526791306","price":32.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/uAU8dypfpt9781526791306.webp?v=1783041424","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/pirate-queens-the-lives-of-anne-bonny-mary-read-hardcover","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}