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Were there pirates in the Florida Keys? Who was Black Caesar? What does Black Caesar have in common with The Princess Bride? 

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Links We Mentioned

Elliot Key in Biscayne National Park

Florida Keys History with Brad Bertelli, Volume II

Mostly Fake Black Caesar History

General History of Pyrates (1724)

Gasparilla Pirate Fest

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