The last days of Black Beard the pirate : within every legend lies a grain of truth

The last days of Black Beard the pirate : within every legend lies a grain of truth / Kevin P. Duffus.

Author/creator	Duffus, Kevin P.
Format	Book and Print
Edition	1st ed.
Publication Info	Raleigh : Looking Glass Productions, ©2008.
Description	239 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps, portraits ; 26 cm
Subject(s)	Blackbeard, -1718 Pirates--North Carolina. North Carolina--History --Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775. North Carolina--Biography.

Variant title	Last days of Blackbeard the pirate
Contents	A note from the author -- Prologue: Sister Susie -- The man we made him to be -- The historiography of Blackbeard -- A Bristol man born? -- Two years a pyrat -- Near the old watering hole -- Ragged remnants of history -- Subtle whispers of the past -- Business in Bath Town -- A fruitless vineyard -- Lurking about High Street -- A sail! A sail! -- Midnight run to Bath Town -- The ides of September -- Colonial chessboard -- Mysterious tides of history -- Such a day -- The Bath County pirates -- Black Beard's blood -- His story -- Treasure islands, skulduggery and other tall tales -- A link in the chain -- Sister Susannah -- Family connections.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 229) and index.
LCCN	2008922924
ISBN	1888285230
ISBN	9781888285239