We were at the Pirate Museum in St. Augustine a few days ago. On display there was pirate history book written during the time of Blackbeard. It’s said that Blackbeard got PO’d when he read it because of the unfavorable way he was described.
Do you think I thought to jot down the name of the book or the author? Since it was written in the late 1600’s or early 1700’s, it may be out of print but with the resurgence of pirate popularity, I thought it may be reprinted.
I’ve Googled and haven’t found anything that looks like it. Grump grump grump.
Odesio is probably thinking about Pirates by Captain Charles Johnson, first published in 1726. It reports Blackbeard’s death, as I recall, but I would not put it past Blackbeard to be pissed about it anyway.
Well worth looking up, and widely available, though my own Amazon link suggests that it is not in print (as a paper book).
Well, since Teach(Blackbeard) probably only became a pirate around 1716 and died in 1718, we must be looking for a book written in that two year span. That is, if the folks at the museum were telling you correctly.
That’s the problem. Museum guides, and those at historical places in general, are rather prone to giving out much false(unproven) information. I think that’s what you got.
Well, checking the museum’s website didn’t even occur to me. samclem hit the nail on the head. Bucaniers of America is the one. I’m going to order this when I get home.
Yeah, Alexandre Exquemelin’s Buccaneers of America is a real classic. It’s public domain, so you can download various editions for free. (Look up Exquemelin on Wikipedia - there’s a link there for the Internet Archive.) He predates Blackbeard, though. The most famous pirate described in the book is Henry Morgan - Exquemelin was a member of Morgan’s crew during his sacking of Panama.
but with the resurgence of pirate popularity, I thought it may be reprinted.