Bartholomew Roberts, also known as Black Bart, was easily one of the most successful and deadly pirates in all of history. He went to sea at a young age and took to pirate life well. After his ship was taken by pirates, and he was made to join their ranks, Roberts proved himself and was elected captain in 1719. Two years after Roberts was made captain he had accumulated over 51 million pounds worth of treasure and had taken close to 400 ships throughout the Americas, Africa and Europe. He was fearless in battle but good to his prisoners and fair to his crew. He drank a lot of tea instead of alcohol, was well-mannered and clean shaven, and discouraged drinking and gambling among his crew. He is believed to be the first pirate to fly the skull and crossbones. Despite his brief career, Roberts created a reputation that can never be surpassed. Along with his success and bloodthirstiness, he was said to have been "an unusual character for this age, described as tall, good-looking, teetotal, and always well dressed. He possessed a ruthless skill in the piratical arts of intimidation and seamanship, and was highly regarded by his crew."
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Aubrey Burl has written Danse Macabre: Francois Villon. Poetry and Murder in Medieval France and God's Heretics for Sutton. He is best known as the author of several outstanding books on stone circles, including The Stone Circles of the British Isles (Yale, 1978), The Stonehenge People (Dent, 1987), A Guide to the Stone Circles of Britain, Ireland and Brittany (Yale, 1993).
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Good author - bad editor,
This review is from: Black Barty: The Real Pirate of the Caribbean (Paperback)
The version of this book I have is produced by Sutton Publishing in the UK. The book is extremely interesting and enjoyable to read. Unforuntely, Sutton's editors could not be bothered to actually proof the work. There are numerous misspellings and typographical errors; almost one for every three pages!
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