https://padlet.com/congemic000/5npnfezubquuvi5l Angus Konstam en-us 2022-02-02 20:14:26 UTC 2026-03-15 11:55:34 UTC hello@padlet.com congemic000 https://padlet.com/congemic000/5npnfezubquuvi5l/wish/2086870811 Konstam, Angus Blackbeard: America's Most Notorious Pirate, Turning Publishing  Company, 2007.]]> 2022-03-09 20:22:08 UTC https://padlet.com/congemic000/5npnfezubquuvi5l/wish/2086870811 congemic000 https://padlet.com/congemic000/5npnfezubquuvi5l/wish/2122193372 Edward Teach, also known as Blackbeard was "...born in Bristol during around 1680." After his father died, and going through an abusive stepfather, he eventually left home and started work.  p. 26
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https://www.history.com/topics/colonial-america/thirteen-colonies
Blackbeard lived long before any forms of America started coming to fruition, although many of his future antics would take place on some of the eastern territories of the now United States. I wonder what aspects would have changed about Blackbeards ventures, had the land here already been established as a country.]]> 2022-03-30 19:35:16 UTC https://padlet.com/congemic000/5npnfezubquuvi5l/wish/2122193372 congemic000 https://padlet.com/congemic000/5npnfezubquuvi5l/wish/2122194078 Teach began his work as a Privateer in the early 1700s, after the British declared that they would "...no longer demand a 20% cut..." of anything gathered from pirate crews. Gaining a large amount of experience which would later benefit him during his pirate years. p. 60
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This change made by the British government would be crazy if we compared it to something in the modern day economy. Imagine if the U.S said that they would no longer tax your money. This would mean that you would no longer be losing 10-40% of your income. I can see why many were so quick to sail into the privateering business during this time.]]> 2022-03-30 19:35:45 UTC https://padlet.com/congemic000/5npnfezubquuvi5l/wish/2122194078 congemic000 https://padlet.com/congemic000/5npnfezubquuvi5l/wish/2122195774 With plenty of seafaring knowledge with no-where to put it, and unafraid of the risks that came with it, In 1716, Blackbeard decided to do away with his bland life, and become a pirate. p. 65
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https://www.discovermagazine.com/mind/the-innate-urge-to-rebel-how-age-gender-and-curiosity-can-fan-the-flames
I think many people can relate to Black beard here. Although maybe not in as villainous of a way as Teach, many people (including myself) go through the feeling of wanting to go against the rules and be able do whatever, whenever. ]]> 2022-03-30 19:37:03 UTC https://padlet.com/congemic000/5npnfezubquuvi5l/wish/2122195774 congemic000 https://padlet.com/congemic000/5npnfezubquuvi5l/wish/2122195877 After becoming a pirate of some worth, his then captain "...Captain Benjamin Hornigold gave him his own sloop..." to sail to the Bahamas with. The Bahamas were the central hub for pirates at the time, so it made sense as the next step in Blackbeard's travels. p. 67
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Many people know how good it feels to get a promotion, but imagine if that promotion was getting your own ship? I know being able to drive around a company car is cool, but from being a crewmate, to a captain of your own vessel, Blackbeard was probably over the moon. Or, he might have planned this out strategically. No-one can know for sure!]]> 2022-03-30 19:37:08 UTC https://padlet.com/congemic000/5npnfezubquuvi5l/wish/2122195877 congemic000 https://padlet.com/congemic000/5npnfezubquuvi5l/wish/2122195971 2022-03-30 19:37:11 UTC https://padlet.com/congemic000/5npnfezubquuvi5l/wish/2122195971 congemic000 https://padlet.com/congemic000/5npnfezubquuvi5l/wish/2122196071 2022-03-30 19:37:16 UTC https://padlet.com/congemic000/5npnfezubquuvi5l/wish/2122196071 congemic000 https://padlet.com/congemic000/5npnfezubquuvi5l/wish/2122196153 After deciding he needed a bigger boat, and with the right opportunity coming up, "Blackbeard took over the French slave ship 'Concorde'...", deciding to make it his own and re-name it to the "Queen Anne's Revenge" p. 102]]> 2022-03-30 19:37:19 UTC https://padlet.com/congemic000/5npnfezubquuvi5l/wish/2122196153 congemic000 https://padlet.com/congemic000/5npnfezubquuvi5l/wish/2122196257 2022-03-30 19:37:23 UTC https://padlet.com/congemic000/5npnfezubquuvi5l/wish/2122196257 congemic000 https://padlet.com/congemic000/5npnfezubquuvi5l/wish/2122196336 2022-03-30 19:37:26 UTC https://padlet.com/congemic000/5npnfezubquuvi5l/wish/2122196336 congemic000 https://padlet.com/congemic000/5npnfezubquuvi5l/wish/2122196425 2022-03-30 19:37:30 UTC https://padlet.com/congemic000/5npnfezubquuvi5l/wish/2122196425 congemic000 https://padlet.com/congemic000/5npnfezubquuvi5l/wish/2122196495 At some point during his travels, Blackbeard headed over to Honduras, where he takes over a ship named the "Revenge". This time the ship belonged to "...a pirate named Stede Bonnet." p. 129]]> 2022-03-30 19:37:33 UTC https://padlet.com/congemic000/5npnfezubquuvi5l/wish/2122196495 congemic000 https://padlet.com/congemic000/5npnfezubquuvi5l/wish/2122196593 2022-03-30 19:37:36 UTC https://padlet.com/congemic000/5npnfezubquuvi5l/wish/2122196593 congemic000 https://padlet.com/congemic000/5npnfezubquuvi5l/wish/2122196697 2022-03-30 19:37:40 UTC https://padlet.com/congemic000/5npnfezubquuvi5l/wish/2122196697 congemic000 https://padlet.com/congemic000/5npnfezubquuvi5l/wish/2122196752 2022-03-30 19:37:43 UTC https://padlet.com/congemic000/5npnfezubquuvi5l/wish/2122196752 congemic000 https://padlet.com/congemic000/5npnfezubquuvi5l/wish/2122196854 For a week Blackbeard and his ally Charles Vane decided to hold a party on the "island of Ocracoke in North Carolina", which to their surprise, would soon turn for the worse. p. 213]]> 2022-03-30 19:37:47 UTC https://padlet.com/congemic000/5npnfezubquuvi5l/wish/2122196854 congemic000 https://padlet.com/congemic000/5npnfezubquuvi5l/wish/2122197084 2022-03-30 19:37:59 UTC https://padlet.com/congemic000/5npnfezubquuvi5l/wish/2122197084 congemic000 https://padlet.com/congemic000/5npnfezubquuvi5l/wish/2122197161 While in the "...Ocracoke inlet, North Carolina...", Edward Teach engaged in the battle of Ocracoke island, which would be his last battle as the fearsome pirate "Blackbeard". p. 224]]> 2022-03-30 19:38:03 UTC https://padlet.com/congemic000/5npnfezubquuvi5l/wish/2122197161 congemic000 https://padlet.com/congemic000/5npnfezubquuvi5l/wish/2122197294 2022-03-30 19:38:09 UTC https://padlet.com/congemic000/5npnfezubquuvi5l/wish/2122197294 congemic000 https://padlet.com/congemic000/5npnfezubquuvi5l/wish/2122197384 In 1724, Charles Johnson published his "...book A General History of the Robberies and Murders of the most notorious Pyrates." which included the tales of many different pirates of the 17th and early 18th centuries. The most infamous, though, would be his tales of Edward "Blackbeard" Teach. p. 20
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Although it may have originally been written in 1724, you can still buy copies of his book A General History of the Robberies and Murders of the most notorious Pyrates on amazon today!
https://www.amazon.com/General-History-Robberies-Murders-Notorious/dp/1599219050 ]]> 2022-03-30 19:38:13 UTC https://padlet.com/congemic000/5npnfezubquuvi5l/wish/2122197384 congemic000 https://padlet.com/congemic000/5npnfezubquuvi5l/wish/2122197460 2022-03-30 19:38:17 UTC https://padlet.com/congemic000/5npnfezubquuvi5l/wish/2122197460 congemic000 https://padlet.com/congemic000/5npnfezubquuvi5l/wish/2218008028 After having many jobs through his formative years, when Teach turned 18, he was done with all of the bland work he had in his past. He wanted something new and exciting. So, with breaking news being published, he began his journey down the "...line of work that his father..." once had. p. 34
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I think at one point we all dreamed of following our parents footsteps, but not all lives walk the same paths. If his father hadn't died so early in his life, we could've seen a "Teach & Sons Privateering" business, like many are named today.
An interesting article on the '& Sons' name
https://melmagazine.com/en-us/story/how-sons-became-a-retail-trope-and-the-cruelest-lie-in-branding]]> 2022-06-11 06:23:58 UTC https://padlet.com/congemic000/5npnfezubquuvi5l/wish/2218008028 congemic000 https://padlet.com/congemic000/5npnfezubquuvi5l/wish/2218396049 In "...1715, it had already been a year and a half since..." all of the legitimate privateering contracts were terminated due to the end of the War of the Spanish Succession, leaving Blackbeard without a job. p. 66]]> 2022-06-12 04:09:04 UTC https://padlet.com/congemic000/5npnfezubquuvi5l/wish/2218396049 congemic000 https://padlet.com/congemic000/5npnfezubquuvi5l/wish/2218412296 Instead of just going in order, like a normal biography would, this book likes to jump around a lot to different times and dates and people, making it very difficult to put together a concrete timeline based just on the book alone.]]> 2022-06-12 05:30:54 UTC https://padlet.com/congemic000/5npnfezubquuvi5l/wish/2218412296