Tag Archives: pirates
“This Sanguinary Monster”*: The Pirate Gibbs, pt. 2
The recent high-profile acts of piracy in Somalia have highlighted the divide between the reality of piracy and our romanticized notions of it. But the desire to glamorize the swashbuckling … Continue reading
“400 Human Beings!”: The Pirate Gibbs, pt. 1
This, the second of the summer’s pirate-themed blog posts, centers on the brutal pirate, Charles Gibbs. A Rhode Island native, Gibbs started out on a life of crime early (he … Continue reading
Pirate Treasure!
As promised, here is the first of the summer’s pirate-related blog posts, and we’re starting with a pleasant thought in a time of economic difficulty: pirate treasure! The following was … Continue reading
Thomas Tew
*******Updated, 9 October 2009 below****** Check out today’s Providence Journal for Thomas Morgan’s article on the Rhode Island pirate Thomas Tew (page E6 in the print edition and also available … Continue reading
