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Mary Read, English Female Pirate

Mary Read AKA Mark Read (1685 - 1721) was an English pirate. She began dressing as a boy by her mother in order to receive inheritance money and then to join the British military. In 1720 she met Jack Rackham and joined his crew, dressing as a man alongside Anne Bonny. Rackham and his crew were arrested. Bonny and Read were pregnant and received delayed sentences but Read died of a fever. Howard Pyle's Book of Pirates, 1921 (cropped and cleaned).

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Mary Read, English Female Pirate

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Mary Read AKA Mark Read (1685 - 1721) was an English pirate. She began dressing as a boy by her mother in order to receive inheritance money and then to join the British military. In 1720 she met Jack Rackham and joined his crew, dressing as a man alongside Anne Bonny. Rackham and his crew were arrested. Bonny and Read were pregnant and received delayed sentences but Read died of a fever. Howard Pyle's Book of Pirates, 1921 (cropped and cleaned).

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3160 x 4613 px | 41.7 MB

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26.8 x 39.1 cm | 10.5 x 15.4 in (300 dpi)

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