True Pirate Tales

Stories for Grownups

This hour-long presentation of true stories take listeners back in time to the Golden Age of Piracy, when men (and women) abandoned home and country for a life ofadventure and freedom under the black flag.

Did you know that:
Many pirates were motivated by politics, rather than greed?
Pirates encompassed all races, religions, creeds and genders?
There was a Nation of Pirates in the Caribbean?
Pirates invented Worman's Compensation?
Blackbeard learning his pirating skills in a real-life pirate school?

By then end of my presentation, your visitors will know all this and more, and they'll be ready to sing a rousing chorus of "A Pirate's Life for Me!"

A children's version is also available.

A real pirate kept all his (or her!) stuff in a big wooden chest. In this educational and exciting presentation, Pirate Anne opens just such a chest. What will we find inside? Weapons? Treasure? Other surprises?

Whatever it is, it's sure to be fun and educational, as Pirate Anne leads children 6-12 on a historic adventure.

30-45 minutes, plus question and answer time!

Pirate Stories for Children -

What's in the Pirate's Chest?

TS Rhodes

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The Secret History of

Anne Bonny

"Delightful. The program surpassed expectations. She

WAS Anne."

Born in 1697, Anne Bonny became the most notorious

female pirate of all time. Daughter of a well-to-do family,

Anne refused to live the life assigned to her. Instead,

she found her place among the real pirates of the

Caribbean and carved out a legacy that lives to this day.

In this first-person presentation Anne tells her story,

revealing details of her marriage, her life among the

pirates, and her relationships with pirate captain

Calico Jack Rackham and the famous cross-dresser

Mary Read, as she sailed the seas during the

Golden Age of Piracy.

This presentation is approximately 55 minutes long, with an additional 15 minutes for questions and answers. A table is requested for pirate memorabilia.