The Washington Times, August 20th, 2006
Byline: Gabriella Boston, THE WASHINGTON TIMES The Pirates of the Caribbean's" Jack Sparrow was here. Well, not literally, but Jack Sparrow-type characters were not just part of the Caribbean landscape. They frequented - and in many cases terrorized - the Chesapeake and its environs, too. "This was the frontier. In many ways, it was perfect for pirates. Lots of trade and not much in the way of defenses," says Donald Shomette, author of "Pirates of the Chesapeake: Being a True History of Pirates, Picaroons, and Raiders on the Chesapeake Bay, 1610-1907." One of the most famous pirates was Bla...
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