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Blackbeard, aka Edward Teach, Thatch or Treach, is one of history’s most famous pirates, who became a huge figure in American folklore. Little is known of Blackbeard’s early life, and his origins have been left to speculation. Blackbeard was first heard of as a pirate late in 1716. The following year he converted a captured French merchantman into a 40-gun warship, Queen Anne’s Revenge, and soon became notorious along the Virginia and Carolina coasts and in the Caribbean Sea. Before his death in November of 1718, Blackbeard was only an active pirate for less than two years. So, why is his legend still so well known?
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Blackbeard, aka Edward Teach, Thatch or Treach, is one of history’s most famous pirates, who became a huge figure in American folklore. Little is known of Blackbeard’s early life, and his origins have been left to speculation. Blackbeard was first heard of as a pirate late in 1716. The following year he converted a captured French merchantman into a 40-gun warship, Queen Anne’s Revenge, and soon became notorious along the Virginia and Carolina coasts and in the Caribbean Sea. Before his death in November of 1718, Blackbeard was only an active pirate for less than two years. So, why is his legend still so well known?
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/mysterious-circumstances--5479817/support.
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