Hi! In case you didn’t know, my first book Why We Love Pirates: The Hunt for Captain Kidd and How He Changed Piracy Forever will be published on November 24 in paperback, ebook, and audiobook! I’m publishing it with the independent press Mango Publishing. My book is intended for a “popular audience,” which means it’s accessible to…
It’s getting close to back to school time here so I thought I’d do an exploration on pirates and literacy. Several people have asked me over the years if pirates were literate. Written materials by pirates are so far between that you could argue they’re non-existent, while other ships had full surviving accounts. Therefore, the…
Here you’ll find her ramblings on piracy, education, popular culture, and experiences both in and outside academia.
