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Was Blackbeard actually from the Charleston area?  Author Kevin Duffus outlines evidence for that in his book, The Last Days of Black Beard.
 
Old Exchange & Provost Dungeon, formerly the site of the Court of Guard, where Stede Bonnet spent his last days
 
Powder Magazine, built in 1713, the oldest public building in the state and a National Historic Landmark
 
"Pirates of the Whydah" from National Geographic

Pirate Image Archive includes pictures of pirates, flags, and more.
 
St. Augustine Pirate University offers piratical learning opportunities for adults and youngsters while you obtain a diploma that demonstrates your pirate knowledge and skills.
  

National Maritime Museum in Greenwich, England
 
Pirate activities for children from making your own pirate chest to creating a pirate dictionary
 
More children's activities - you can make your very own parrot out of a toilet paper roll!
 
North Carolina Maritime Museum
 
The Legend of Captain Dave's Lost Treasure is sort of a cross between a game and a pirate history quiz. 
 
Virtual tour of the Pirates Museum in Nassau

Pirates Hold
has a little of everything piratical.

The
Brass Pirate in Charleston's Rainbow Market has pirate collectibles, nautical treasures, and lots of other fun stuff.

Video about Anne Bonny & Mary Read from the History Channel.  You'll find links to other pirate videos here, too.
 
Jolly Roger - Pirate History:  Flags flown by the early pirates
 
Did you know that there is an operetta about pirates?!
 
 
 
The Pirate King has all kinds of information on pirates, their ships, weapons, even a sailing simulator.

America and the Barbary Pirates: An International Battle Against an Unconventional Foe from the Jefferson Papers at the Library of Congress
 
The Golden Age of Piracy

"Blackbeard the Pirate" versus history

Privateer Dragons

Blackbeard:  the Real Pirate of the Caribbean by Dan Parry

Representative Americans, the Colonists by Norman K. Risjord

BBC page on pirates

Pirates & Privateers, the History of Maritime Piracy

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