“Blackbeard: The Birth of America” is the true story of Edward Thache-former British Navy seaman and notorious privateer-turned-pirate, who lorded over the Atlantic seaboard and Caribbean during the Golden Age of Piracy. Told from the perspectives of both the pursued-Blackbeard-and the pursuer-Virginia Governor Alexander Spotswood and the British Royal Navy-this truly unique novel sheds new light on the infamous story of Blackbeard and the Golden age of Piracy in the Caribbean and Atlantic Coast. Marquis’s investigation into the death-or murder-of Blackbeard turns the tables on traditional narratives regarding Blackbeard’s demise. 6, 2018).Īs the ninth great-grandson of illustrious privateer Captain William Kidd, Samuel Marquis has a unique interest and insight into the world of pirates. DENVER – In the 300th year after Blackbeard’s demise, the conspiracy surrounding his death at the hands of the British Crown comes back to the forefront in Samuel Marquis’s new historical novel, “Blackbeard: The Birth of America” (Mount Sopris Publishing, Feb.
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