BLACKBEARD. A PAGE FROM THE COLONIAL HISTORY OF PHILADELPHIA - Tecno-Libro

THE NOTORiOUS PiRATE BLACKBEARD, aka Edward Teach . (c. 1680 22 November 1718), was an English pirate who operated around the West indies and the eastern coast of the American colonies during the early 1700s. . Originally a study under Pirate Captain Benjamin Hornigold, Blackbeard quickly rose to command his own vessel. . When Hornigold retired in 1717, Blackbeard captured a French merchant vessel and renamed her the Queen Anne s Revenge. . Blackbeard s fierce reputation, along with his ship s newly installed 40 guns, struck fear into the hearts of his victims and resulted in him rarely having to actually use force. . Blackbeard was a shrewd and calculating leader and was reported to have tied lit fuses to under his hat and on to his beard to create a hellish image that frightened his enemies. . The legend, and success, of Blackbeard and his many adventures has captured the imagination of old and young alike for hundreds of years. . in her classic work