![]() I expected a historical account and I was not disappointed. ![]() If you expect an all-out war between English man-of-wars vs. I was ecstatic since it apparently it also tells me about Vane, Benjamin Hornigold, and Henry Avery - all legendary pirates PLUS the tragic tale of Woodes Rogers, the man who presided over the Bahamas as governor at that time and saw the pirate reign dwindled. Anyway, I suddenly have the itch to find out more about the real Blackbeard how he lived, what are his exploits and so on. There were some added theatrics too, but I won't spoil those. Yes, the real Blackbeard wore three pistols. Played by the amazing Ray Stevenson, whom you might recognize as Titus Pullo from Rome. ![]() Yes, that's Blackbeard, aka Edward Thatch (or Teach, depending your source). After two seasons (of me fangirling over the series' version of Charles Vane, whose cheekbones and penetrating stare can melt me into a puddle of happy goo), season 3 (currently being aired) features this guy: I admit that the main reason I read this book is because of Black Sails, an excellent Starz series about the golden age of the pirates in the Bahamas, set as a loose prequel of RL Stevenson's Treasure Island. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |