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- Title
"Born in Jamaica, of Very Creditable Parents" or "A Bristol Man Born"? Excavating the Real Edward Thache, "Blackbeard the Pirate".
- Authors
BROOKS, BAYLUS C.
- Abstract
The article talks about the age of Atlantic Piracy focusing on the study of Edward Thache better known as Blackbeard the Pirate with comparison with other Atlantic pirates. The article talks about the changes in the political and economic conditions faced by Jamaican privateers. The article talks about misfortunes and poverty suffered by pirates. Topics include genealogical evidences of Edward Thache and studies on the history of Blackbeard by authors Nathaniel Mist and Hugh F. Rankin.
- Subjects
PIRATES -- History; TEACH, Edward, d. 1718; PRIVATEERING; JAMAICANS; POVERTY -- History; FAMILY history (Sociology); MIST, Nathaniel; EIGHTEENTH century; HISTORY; SOCIAL history
- Publication
North Carolina Historical Review, 2015, Vol 92, Issue 3, p235
- ISSN
0029-2494
- Publication type
Article