Actress Margot Robbie will team with producer Jerry Bruckheimer for a new 'female-led' version of Disney's "Pirates of the Carribean" movie franchise, reportedly inspired by the studio's theme park rides and true accounts of degenerate 18th century female pirates 'Anne Bonny' and 'Mary Read':
"...'Anne Bonny' was a 17th century Irish pirate operating in the Caribbean, and one of the most famous female pirates of all time.
"The little that is known of her life comes largely from the book 'A General History of the Pyrates'.
"She married in 1715 and moved to Nassau in the Bahamas, a 'sanctuary city' for killer pirates. It was there she began mingling with pirates in the taverns. She met 'John "Calico Jack" Rackham' and he became her lover.
"She and Rackham escaped the island together, and she became a member of Rackham's crew.
"She disguised herself as a man on the ship,...
"...'Anne Bonny' was a 17th century Irish pirate operating in the Caribbean, and one of the most famous female pirates of all time.
"The little that is known of her life comes largely from the book 'A General History of the Pyrates'.
"She married in 1715 and moved to Nassau in the Bahamas, a 'sanctuary city' for killer pirates. It was there she began mingling with pirates in the taverns. She met 'John "Calico Jack" Rackham' and he became her lover.
"She and Rackham escaped the island together, and she became a member of Rackham's crew.
"She disguised herself as a man on the ship,...
- 4/12/2021
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Tell No Tales: Pirates of the Southern Seas
By Sam Maggs and Kendra Wells
160 pages, Amulet Books, $12.99/$21.99
Sam Maggs has carved out a fine career writing imaginative young adult fiction and graphic novels. Here, she teams with artist Kendra Wells to tackle the two best known female pirates: Anne Bonny and Mary Read. They are sailing the high seas along with Calico Jack and having a grand old time.
There’s a four-page text section discussing the historic facts behind the pirates and its makes far more interesting reading than the simplified tale presented ahead of it.
Being a pirate wasn’t easy and it was harder for women. In both cases, Bonny and Read had to discuss themselves as men to fit in, with all the complications attendant to that. At the time, Bonny had left her husband and married Jack, only to fall for Read, thinking she was a he.
By Sam Maggs and Kendra Wells
160 pages, Amulet Books, $12.99/$21.99
Sam Maggs has carved out a fine career writing imaginative young adult fiction and graphic novels. Here, she teams with artist Kendra Wells to tackle the two best known female pirates: Anne Bonny and Mary Read. They are sailing the high seas along with Calico Jack and having a grand old time.
There’s a four-page text section discussing the historic facts behind the pirates and its makes far more interesting reading than the simplified tale presented ahead of it.
Being a pirate wasn’t easy and it was harder for women. In both cases, Bonny and Read had to discuss themselves as men to fit in, with all the complications attendant to that. At the time, Bonny had left her husband and married Jack, only to fall for Read, thinking she was a he.
- 1/12/2021
- by Robert Greenberger
- Comicmix.com
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