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Pirates of yesteryear and the legend of Captain Taylor
A nostalgic look at the Golden Age of piracy recounts the 1721 Cabo raid off Reunion where Captain John Taylor seized 2 million in treasure from the Nossa Senhora De Cabo. Historian Frank Sherry frames pirates as freedom fighters while noting harsh discipline on ships and famed captains like Black Bellamy and Henry Morgan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Sherry
Buckos
Cabo — Ip
Our Lady of the Cape
Reunion
Indian Ocean
Dom Luis Carlos Ignacio Xavier de Meneses
Torian
Dom Luis
Cabo
Sherry
Hell
John Taylor
Taylor
Europe
Charles Bellamy
New England
Bellamy
Black Bellamy
New York
Henry Morgan
Panama
Halifax
Russ Lownds
John Phillips
Newfoundland
Revenge
Phillips
Lownds