Love, Lust & Passion: The Real Story of the Pirate Anne Bonny

Numerous versions of the pirate life of Anne Bonny have been told over the past three centuries, but few of these stories have considered her from a historical perspective. Most of them simply re-visit the sensational and titillating tales of a woman serving aboard an eighteenth century pirate ship and take what is generally accepted about her at face value.

When one considers the historical chronology, however, many of the stories about Anne Bonny do not make sense. After researching, it is...