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PIRATES OF THE NORTH CAROLINA
COAST , Fryar, Jack E. ~~~ $12.95pb 56 pages, Illustrated in color, 2007. Elementary and middle school In the Golden Age of Piracy, North Carolina was a favorite haunt of colorful high seas rogues. With 300 miles of hard to access coastline, it was a haven for the likes of Blackbeard, Stede Bonnet, George Lowther, Edward Low, Calico Jack Rackham, and even the women pirates Anne Bonny and Mary Read. In this book, Jack E. Fryar, Jr., tells the stories of the sea robbers who called North Carolina home, paints a picture of what a pirate’s life was really like, and explodes some of the most famous myths about the pirates!
Curriculum Applications: Elementary Social Studies and Language Arts |
