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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1980
Page
9
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Edward Teach, known as Blackbeard, rose to captain a pirate ship in 1716 and earned a fearsome reputation for cruelty. He loosed a crew member’s leg to prove his dominance and spurred terror with Jolly Roger flags as he based in North Carolina. He died in a major 1718 battle after a night of heavy drinking, leaving a lasting legend of violence and bold piracy.
Two famous female pirates, Anne Bonny from Ireland and Mary Read from England, ran away with privateers, served beside a pirate crew, and gained a reputation for cruelty. They were captured and sentenced to execution, with Mary dying in jail and Anne’s fate remaining unknown.
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