The Morgan Library & Museum Podcast

Pride and Piracy: Bartholomew Sharpe (ca. 1650-1690)


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As he terrorized Spanish towns and ships in the Americas, English pirate Bartholomew Sharpe kept a diary of his voyage and his exploits. In this passage, he leads his band overland across present-day Panama. Actor Paul Hecht reads from Sharpe's diary.
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