
Blog Post #2 Myth Busters Many people have garnered an odd view of what and how pirates would have behaved and acted in certain situations. Largely thanks to the existence of stories surrounding the topic such as “Treasure Island” and the plays on the larger than life pirate captains such as “Black Beard” and “Captain Kidd”. While many children these days get their view of them off “The Pirates of The Caribbean” which had some truths surrounding the showboating Captain Jack Sparrow who paid his respects to the hanged pirates all while his ship began to sink. The Topic of The Golden Age of Piracy has interested many people thanks in part to much of the info being both limited and just as evasive and unknown as the pirates who lived during the time. A major reason for the lack of information is that the large portion of pirates are illiterate and as such lacked the ability to write or draw maps despite what “Treasure Island” portrayed. While many were not able to write a ...