tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post5129540415250011564..comments2024-03-28T18:40:05.789-04:00Comments on Writers Who Kill: BlackbeardJim Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15090252530437277145noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-82546145433519331212010-09-13T19:44:53.895-04:002010-09-13T19:44:53.895-04:00Hope so Ricky, but whales were not Blackbeard'...Hope so Ricky, but whales were not Blackbeard's bounty, to much work, not enough fun. I know the Donkey Riding Song though...E. B. Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16746747050278597888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-41533330688139515562010-09-13T19:04:22.869-04:002010-09-13T19:04:22.869-04:00Great research you've done there, E.B. Should ...Great research you've done there, E.B. Should be a whale of a story.Ricky Bushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15861574330175082978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-16261820916213591552010-09-13T13:38:49.815-04:002010-09-13T13:38:49.815-04:00The monarchy's colonial government was present...The monarchy's colonial government was present in the colonies, which Americans rebelled against. Taxes were levied and resulted in the Boston Tea Party, as well as others. English Trade laws were not popular. Lee goes onto say on page 67 of the cited work, that "Piracy was a fashionable vice...Blackbeard became a star of the melodrama." (There's that word again, Ramona!) <br /><br />However, you are partly right. The contention between Viginia's Governor Spotswood and North Carolina's Governor stemmed from the fact that Virgina was considered a "Crown Colony" whereas North Carolina was started by Sir Walter Raleigh and at first was governed by the trading company he had represented. Later those governing were appointed by those in power. North Carolina had very little to do with the monarchy and the populace was quite independent. And that was why Spotswood claimed jurisdiction. His was the closest "Crown Colony" and since N.C. wasn't he felt entitled to lay down the law for the crown in that jurisdiction. Eden didn't buy that argument, but was dead shortly after Blackbeard's demise so hadn't time to pursue the matter in court. My reading says that the case is still open.E. B. Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16746747050278597888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-88244938822386478902010-09-13T12:52:24.823-04:002010-09-13T12:52:24.823-04:00I'm fascinated by the character of Blackbeard....I'm fascinated by the character of Blackbeard. It's too bad there aren't more documents about him. He must have been an early entreprenuer to keep three ships supplied and pirating. There had to be a lot of characters who arrived in the new country and felt suddenly freed from English rule. They were miles away from it and no rule existed in the new land so they could do what they liked. The characters who made the most of their freedom have to stand out against all those who simply tried to survive in the new country. I bet we'd all like a little freedom from rules and regs to day.Pauline Alldredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00847008019331163905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-37123025860295649852010-09-13T08:42:29.947-04:002010-09-13T08:42:29.947-04:00It was said that he was a bit of a dandy, loving w...It was said that he was a bit of a dandy, loving women of all races and creeds. Among his crew were slaves he'd freed from slave ships. Blackbeard didn't discriminate, rather free thinking of him for his time. I'm sure Blackbeard's other wives were left alive and well, just discarded. Robert E. Lee, the author of the book I cited, suspected that he had lineage to Blackbeard, but since I'm sure most of the "marriages" weren't legal, little documentation exists. Having had 14 wives, he must have left a few little Blackbeards to run wild. He moved around a lot and women weren't taken on-board for obvious reasons. He was a love'm and leave'm type of guy.E. B. Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16746747050278597888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-79590484785782199402010-09-13T08:30:20.444-04:002010-09-13T08:30:20.444-04:00As a kid, my two favorite pirates were Blackbeard ...As a kid, my two favorite pirates were Blackbeard and Jean Lafitte (of New Orleans fame.)<br /><br />I have to say, the books I read in grammar school did not mention the 14 wives -- which does get one to wondering what happened to wives 1-13.<br /><br />~ JimJim Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15090252530437277145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-37562852633589140252010-09-13T07:50:41.228-04:002010-09-13T07:50:41.228-04:00I found him a fascinating character and, because h...I found him a fascinating character and, because he is the one celebrity of the Outer Banks, wanted to include him in my novel since it is set there. What is frustrating is that little is known about Blackbeard until a year before his death, when he became notorious. <br />The work I cited by Lee, is a comprehensive review of all other books written about Blackbeard. His footnotes and citations take up the last third of the book, but go so far as original documents from the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. <br />There are some discrepancies among the "authories" on Blackbeard. The Queen Anne's Revenge website states that The Adventure was also grounded at Beaufort Inlet with the QAR, but since other authorities swear the Battle of Ocracoke Inlet had Blackbeard in The Adventure, I can only assume that although grounded, Blackbeard must have been able to get it off the sandbar.E. B. Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16746747050278597888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-33904393198160304702010-09-13T07:31:14.227-04:002010-09-13T07:31:14.227-04:00How interesting. I had quite a different image of ...How interesting. I had quite a different image of him. Blackbeard has always been a fascinating character, and there are such differing stories about him. I remember the Disney movie, Blackbeard's Ghost, with Peter Ustinov. This makes me want to know more.Ellis Vidlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11918353154644739285noreply@blogger.com