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.

Tuesday, August 01, 2017

Negotiating a Pardon for Piracy

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300 years ago today... August 1, 1717: Mr. Attorney General [Edward Northey] to the Council of Trade and Plantations. Your Lordships infor...
Wednesday, June 28, 2017

Eureka! Blackbeard on HMS Windsor!

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I have been waiting for pay records of HMS Windsor , the ship on which served Edward "Blackbeard" Thache . Finally, I received ...
Monday, June 12, 2017

Best History Craves Original Documents!

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Like any government today, copies are made and transmitted to each entity in the particular discussion involved. This might be an ambassad...
Tuesday, May 16, 2017

Edward Congdon, the Misunderstood Pirate!

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"Biblio Piratica" - 1724 A single book defines the history of piracy to such a degree, that for 300 years, this book has bec...
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Saturday, May 06, 2017

Brief History of American Violence

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Many folks criticize me for the assertion that Pirates of the Caribbean actually founded America's Deep South through Carolina and, u...
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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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