March 6, 2016–Anne Bonney and Mary Read PIRATES! (Part II)

In 1718 pirates Anne Bonney and Mary Read, both disguised as men, met aboard Vanity, a pirate vessel captained by Bonney’s lover, Capt. Jack Rackham (aka “Calico Jack” for the fun-colored shirts he wore.) Bonney and Read, both… Read More

March 5, 2016–Anne Bonney and Mary Read: PIRATES! (Part I)

Long before Butch and Sundance robbed their first bank, Anne Bonney and Mary Read had already starred in the first “outlaw buddy” movie ever made–only it wasn’t a movie, it was them in their real lives sailing the… Read More