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An heir to an established land-owning aristocratic family in Barbados, Major Stede Bonnet enjoyed luxuries equal to those of the finest houses in London. "A Gentleman of good Reputation" and a "Master of a plentiful Fortune," he was given "the Advantage of a liberal Education," but the call of the sea-and perhaps more significantly, the push of his obligations as a father and husband-cast Major Bonnet onto an unlikely and deliberate course toward piracy.Easily likable, by friend and foe, many would be drawn to Bonnet. In his two short years of piracy, Stede Bonnet stood alongside some of the New World's most notorious pirates, including Charles Vane, Charles Condent (also known as "Billy One-Hand"), Robert Deal, "Calico" John Rackham, Israel Hands, Benjamin Hornigold, William Kidd, Mary Read, Anne Bonny, and the pirate to whom Bonnet would forever be connected, Edward Thatch (infamously known around the world as "Blackbeard"). Follow Major Bonnet through his improbable and exciting journey in the Golden Age of Piracy. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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This one is very good! I flew through it on my ride to Virginia and finished it this morning. Moss elaborates here and there as needed, without straying too far from Bonnet's story. He does not dance around the impact of slavery in Bonnet's Barbados nor the treatment of captured prisoners. I also appreciated Moss' effort to create a clear timeline between prizes and encounters, and consistently reminding the reader of the date. Moss also makes no assumptions about Bonnet's concern for his family, although Bonnet considered going to Portugal, to start over. So you can draw your own conclusions there. A short but excellent read! ( )