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This has been one of my favorite pirate events but I have to admit that this year was a bit off for several reasons: The main organizer, Nat...

I wrote about John Drake's Treasure Island prequels after reading the second novel in the series, Pieces of Eight. That one was on the b...

I wrote about John Drake's Treasure Island prequels after reading the second novel in the series, Pieces of Eight. That one was on the b...

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Yesterday the Santa Maria celebrated the 518th anniversary of Columbus leaving port (the actual date is tomorrow but special events work bet...

Yes, that's Black Tot, not Black Spot. Back in the good old days, British sailors got a daily rum ration called the tot. In fact, from t...

It's been over a year since I did any research on slops. That time I relied mainly on second-hand sources. A friend at Jamestown asked f...