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Wreckwatch Magazine, focused on stories of the world’s greatest lost shipwrecks, history, archaeology, treasure reviewed The Life and Tryals of the Gentleman Pirate, Major Stede Bonnet.
Portions of the review are included below, but visit the link below for the full review. While you’re there, check out the December 2020 pirates special issue is out (138 pages of mayhem) and sign up for your FREE digital subscription!
As Americans wake up this morning and begin to prepare for tonight’s Super Bowl 55 pitting the Kansas City Chiefs against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, many will spend the day preparing food for the big game. In addition to chips, salsa and other snacks, great care will be given to preparing delicious meats in our smokers and grills. For this Super Bowl featuring the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, such a practice could not be more fitting…
Throughout the 1600s, the struggle of dominion over the Caribbean played out on the tiny island of Tortuga, located just north of Hispaniola (what is now modern day Haiti and the Dominican Republic).
In the 1660s, a group of “ruffians” assisted the French in regaining Tortuga from the Spanish and English. These “ruffians” were to become known as “buccaneers.”
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Continue reading “What’s in a name? A short story about the origins of the word “buccaneer””Last Friday, January 29, Jeremy presented his book The Life and Tryals of the Gentleman Pirate Major Stede Bonnet as part of the Hampton Roads History lecture series.
Awash with myth-busting history, Jeremy tells the story of some of the real pirates of the Caribbean, sharing accounts of daily life, social issues, natural disasters, political intrigues, bloody battles; and, of course, buried treasure, walking the plank, flying the Jolly Roger, pirate-speak and more, all while weaving in interesting connections to the history of Hampton Roads.
Check out the full lecture here:
Also, check out the Mariners’ Museum blog, https://blogs.marinersmuseum.org , and connect with their upcoming online programs (https://www.marinersmuseum.org/live/).
The Life and Tryals of the Gentleman Pirate, Major Stede Bonnet was among this week’s Best Non-Fiction Books list by Reedsy Discovery. Check out the full list here.
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Major Stede Bonnet’s voracious reading habits and fondness for books is well-known (Bonnet is the only pirate known to have a full library built into his stateroom on the Revenge), and may be much more than simple pirate trivia.
That’s right, Bonnet’s piratical career may have been inspired by books like the voyage narratives of the times. These narratives, combined with tales of piracy shared across Barbados by word of mouth and contained in the newspapers of circulation likely reminded Bonnet of his relatively sheltered lifestyle on the 166 square miles of Barbados.
Romantic tales of treasure, adventure and the endless immensity of the sea fed Bonnet’s longing to travel the world and seek out adventure, pushing back against his aristocratic status (and marriage).
Books that may have inspired Bonnet and inflamed his wanderlust include:
What other books might Bonnet have read? Leave a comment or send me a note on Twitter @StedesRevenge.
(N.C. Department of Natural and Cultural Resources), Paper sludge and scraps [of A Voyage to the South Sea, and Round the World, Perform’d in the Years 1708, 1709, 1710 and 1711, written by Captain Edward Cooke in 1712, the fragments of which were discovered in the shipwreck of Blackbeard’s Queen Anne’s Revenge. Could this book have come from Bonnet’s library?].
Praise continues for Jeremy Moss’s The Life and Tryals of the Gentleman Pirate, Major Stede as the book is given a 4 star review on Reedsy Discovery.
The full review is available here and an excerpt is below. Please check out the review and, while you’re there, upvote the book!
In honor of Jeremy’s upcoming lecture at the Mariners’ Museum this Friday (TOMORROW!), we’ve dropped the eBook price (Kindle and Nook) of The Life and Tryals of the Gentleman Pirate, Major Stede Bonnet.
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In December, Jeremy appeared on Zach DeBacco’s podcast Drinks with Great Minds in History.
DeBacco’s podcast was a perfect fit for Jeremy…equal parts history, sarcasm, and well… cocktails, with some shots along the way!
Check out this “From the Top Shelf” episode here and grab a copy of the book while you’re at it.
At their meeting on October 20, 2020, Chesapeake-native Jeremy Moss discussed his book, The Life and Tryals of the Gentleman Pirate, Major Stede Bonnet, to the Norfolk Rotary Club, bringing to life the golden age of piracy through the vivid life story of one of the least likely, yet most interesting, pirates, Major Stede Bonnet.
Awash with myth-busting history, Moss discuss the stories of the real pirates of the Caribbean, sharing accounts of their daily life, social issues, natural disasters, political intrigues, bloody battles, and, of course, buried treasure, walking the plank, flying the Jolly Roger, pirate-speak and much more, all while weaving in interesting connections to the history of Hampton Roads and tying in lessons-learned from the research, writing and publication process.
At the meeting, a hardcover version of The Life and Tryals of the Gentleman Pirate, Major Stede Bonnet was auctioned off, raising more than $100 for a local charity!
Author and Chesapeake native Jeremy R. Moss joined WTKR’s Coast Live to us to discuss his new book, “The Life and Tryals of the Gentleman Pirate, Major Stede Bonnet.”
