Marylandia Collection Update

 

Marylandia Collection Update

Contributed by Jordan Farinelli, Collection Development Librarian

September 2021

Shiver me timbers! Did you know that pirates roamed the Chesapeake Bay for hundreds of years? Maryland has a rich storied past, full of looting and treasure hunts. Check out this title, newly available on BARD, to learn more.

U.S. History

DBC 12542 – Pirates of Maryland : Plunder and High Adventure in the Chesapeake Bay, by Mark P. Donnelly and Daniel Diehl, narrated by Barbara Anderson

For nearly 200 years, pirates and privateers were major players in Chesapeake Bay history. Yet even though they victimized colonial ships, pirates were often tolerated by governors, merchants and citizens of the colonies in their growing desire to be independent from England. Most pirates, though, led hard lives and died early. Despite the brutal life onboard and the likelihood of injury or death, the slim possibility of financial reward was still a strong incentive. Full of high adventure, dastardly deeds, and newly uncovered lore, Pirates of Maryland features such famous characters as Joseph Wheland, Capt. William Kidd, Capt. Richard Ingle, and William Claiborne and recounts stories of the Patuxent and Potomac blockades, the Chesapeake Bay Flotilla, and the Battle of Bladensburg.