B.C. Brooks: A Writer's Hiding Place: madagascar

Baylus C. Brooks is a professional research and maritime historian, genealogist, and writer living in North Florida. Writes for Poseidon Historical Research & Publishing. Author of Quest for Blackbeard, Sailing East, and Dictionary of Pyrate Biography, all now from online stores! All posts are the opinions of the author unless otherwise noted.

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Friday, July 09, 2021

An Unwelcome Visit from Pirates!

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Defense and Cassandra with tender attack Fort Lijdzaamheid on Rio Delagoa (Southeast Africa) circa 30 April 1722 Occupation of Fort Li...

Monday, April 05, 2021

Who was Pirate Jasper Seager and Did he Use an Alias?

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These details reference those pirates involved in the taking of Cassandra, an East India Company vessel under the command of James Macrae in...

Friday, September 25, 2020

The Degradation of La Buse - 30 September 1724

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ANOM COL C3 4 1-22 - 30 Sep 1724 Desforges Boucher 30 September 1724 M. Desforge a Boucher to Louis XV Only forty of these unfortunate degr...

Monday, February 17, 2020

Capture of Le Victorieux or Victory by pirate Jeremiah Cocklyn!

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From the French deposition of the captain of the ship that was chased, captured, and taken by pirates Jeremiah Cocklyn, Olivier LeVassuer,...

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Baylus C. Brooks: Brooks is a maritime historian, writer, author, and genealogist living in North Florida. Brooks studies maritime & colonial history, also archaeological and paper conservation, drawing upon a love of both science and history. His focus is North Carolina history and, of course, pirates! Brooks published a variety of books, including the historical fiction novel, Heirloom: Fountain of Hope, a time-travel adventure based in St. Augustine, Florida. He also published non-fiction such as Pirates & Slaves, Captain James Wimble, Brunswick Town & Wilmington. He has published twice in the North Carolina Historical Review, one of the articles being republished as a pamphlet by North Carolina Historical Publications as "Blackbeard Reconsidered: Mist's Piracy, Thache's Genealogy." He is currently working on a 600+ paged book re-evaluating the life of Edward Thache, titled "Quest for Blackbeard," to be announced this summer!

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