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Some Links to check out:
Beej's Pirate Image Archive - visual archive of pirates, ships, battles, and pirate funs.
Discovery Channel: Pirate Ghosts - studies sunken ships and their treasures in order to learn how pirates really lived.
NationalGeographic.Com: Pirates! - includes links, a bibliography, and information on Blackbeard.
Canadian Privateering - in Canada's past privateers were an accepted and respected way of waging war, and often the only means of defence for isolated Canadian communities.
Jolly Roger
Origin of The Jolly Roger, The - from the Romance Reader's Corner, a discussion of the derivation of this pirate icon.
Pirates!: The Jolly Roger - images and facts about the notorious pirate flag.
The Jolly Roger - from Pyrate's Providence, varied images of the skull and crossbones.
Bellamy, (Black) Sam
Bellamy, (Black) Sam - captain of the Whydah.
Black Sam Bellamy - profile of the pirate including his fate.
Blackbeard (1680-1718)
Blackbeard - King of Pirates - information on the notorious pirate, also known as Edward Teach.
Queen Anne's Revenge
Blackbeard's Queen Anne's Revenge - educational site for the wreck believed to be that of pirate Edward Teach's ship.
Queen Anne's Revenge? - investigating, interpreting and preserving the wreck of Blackbeard's ship.
Bonny, Anne (1697-?)
Domain of Anne Bonny - dedicated to the notorious female pirate
Dampier, William (1652-1715)
Dampier, William (1652-1715) - explorer and sea captain, he is one of the most highly regarded map-makers and navigators of all time.
William Dampier - bio of the English pirate.
Drake, Sir Francis (c.1540-1596)
Drake, Sir Francis - pages focused on his "Famous Voyage" - the circumnavigation of the world in the sixteenth century, during the reign of Queen Elizabeth.
Francis Pretty: Sir Francis Drake's Famous Voyage Round The World, 1580 - from the Modern History Sourcebook.
Marin County Historical Society: Sir Francis Drake - on the man and his discoveries including a selection of images.
Pirates and Privateers - Sir Francis Drake - navigator and privateer, is one of the greatest English sea-captains of all time.
Sir Francis Drake and The Golden Hind - about the 16th Century English historic voyage around the world
Kidd, William (1645-1701)
Discovery.com: Diving for Captain Kidd's Sunken Ship - read a biography of Captain Kidd, and the story of the search for the wreck of the Adventure Galley.
Kidds Island - is pirate's treasure buried on Clarke's on the Connecticut River?
Piratesinfo.com: William Kidd - information on William Kidd.
William Kidd - Captain Kidd - sent by the King of England to apprehend pirates, instead he became one.
Lafitte, Jean (1780?-1825?) National Historical Park and Preserve
City Park - magnificent oak trees, picturesque statues and fountains, sports and recreational facilities, and historic buildings.
New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park - information on jazz and the park.
Off to the Parks - guide to three of New Orleans' local parks.
Jean Lafitte State Park - photos and information
Lafitte, Jean (1780?-1825?) - gentleman pirate of New Orleans
List of Known Women Pirates - and a few female privateers.
Lives and Deaths of the Two English Pyrats Purser, and Clinton
Morgan, Henry (1635-1688) - Welsh buccaneer.
National Geographic Pirates - take a high seas adventure or learn about the famous pirate, Blackbeard.
Pirates [powerup.com.au] - all work researched or written by Year 5A at Rochedale State School.
Pirates of the Whydah - from National Geographic.com.
Selkirk, Alexander (1676-1721)
Alexander Selkirk's Rescue - an account of his discovery and the conditions under which he lived, by Capt. Woodes Rogers.
Alexander Selkirk: The Real Robinson Crusoe - James S. Bruce and Mayme S. Bruce write about the man who inspired Defoe's novel.
Crusoe Hotel: Alexander Selkirk - information on the sailor whose story of survival on a deserted island inspired Defoe's "Robinson Crusoe."
Real Robinson Crusoe, The - review of the biography of Alexander Selkirk, "The Real Robinson Crusoe," written by R.L. Mégroz.
Uaile, Grainne
Uaile, Grainne - also known as Grace O'Malley.