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, February 20, 2021

Anne Bonny, Possible Neighbor of the Thaches of Spanish Town, Jamaica?

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"Anne Bonney" illustration from A General History of the Pyrates Ever since the pirate trial of 1720/21 at St. Jago de la Vega, or...

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Wednesday, November 18, 2020

Review: Quest for Blackbeard

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Review of original 2016 edition... Now updated and expanded.. and affordable e-book edition! A truly groundbreaking Book! By Mark Martinez...

Sunday, November 01, 2020

Carpenter's Bay and the Mystery Tomb of Mauritius

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Northwest Port and Tombeau, Brow’s, or Peter Butts Bay from “A chart of the Island of Mauritius” by John Thornton, made 1702-1707. In writ...

Thursday, October 15, 2020

La Buse: Mutiny on Le Postillon, 3 June 1715

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Early events in the Golden Age of Piracy at Saint Domingue Excerpt from Le capitaine La Buse: L'âge d'or de la piraterie (2018) by ...

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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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