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

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.

Saturday, May 18, 2013

North Carolina's Most Amusing Governor and Wilmington Founder

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Portion of 1733 Moseley Map George Burrington was, by no means, popular with early eighteenth-century North Carolinians. Thus, it is al...

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Sunday, April 07, 2013

Political Agenda of "Redeemer Historians" in North Carolina

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There’s a lot of mystery associated with the Lower Cape Fear. There has been some historical attention in the mid-twentieth century thr...

Wednesday, February 27, 2013

British Red Coats from Carolina

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Question: Why were these insects important to the British Empire of the 18th century? Answer: Red dye for their uniforms. The cochine...

Friday, February 22, 2013

The Quarrel: Tales from Captain James Wimble's Revenge

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Illustration from James Wyatt’s account of Wimble’s Reven ge* showing Master at Arms James Parry shooting at Trumpeter James Wyatt Stor...

First Capture of the Career of Wimble's Revenge, 1741

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James Wyat’s portrait from the frontispiece of his book. [James Wyatt, The life and surprizing adventures of James Wyatt… (London, ...

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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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