Jeremy Moss spoke last week to Fox 13 – Tampa in preparation for the annual Gasparilla Pirate Festival.
The segment, linked below, focused on what pirate life was really like and whether we should be celebrating the buccaneers of the past.
Pirate historian Jeremy Moss says the pirate garb we see today is fashioned by Hollywood. Back in the real days of pirates, there were few joyful faces and even fewer sparkling beads, but plenty of stenches from waste and rotten food.
“It was cold or very hot. It was always wet. Constantly salty,” said Moss. “The real outfits pirate would have would be hard-wearing and practical. Short jackets, checked shirts, long canvas trousers.”
Fox 13 News – Tampa
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