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Mary Read; Pirate Wench

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Written in 1934, Shay based his work of the life of famed pirate Mary Read on the available histories. In this delightful novel she is depicted as a fetching pirate wench who roams the Romantic Carribees, despoiling shipping and taking lovers. Read lived disguised as a boy by her mother, from an early age, as an adult she proved herself in the military, and aboard ships. When a West Indies bound ship that she was on was taken by pirates, she was forced her to join them. In 1720 she joined pirate John "Calico Jack" Rackham and his companion, the female pirate Anne Bonny. The rest as they say, is history.

194 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 1934

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October 10, 2018
I loved the story. I dont really know how much of it is bases on history ( it sounded pretty down to earth). It May be a little slow in the begining, mostly because of geting uses to the old english, but is super interesting, totally worth it! I really enjoyed it.
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