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The second part of a two-part article covering the villainous nature of Blackbeard. The first part appeared in the June 1976 issue of The State. This part details the reward for his capture and his ultimate death.
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35156
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Two stories centering on Edward Teach, or Blackbeard’s, time in North Carolina. One is about his time in Bath, and the other is the legend of him burying a chest of money.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 6 Issue 1, July 1958,
p21-22
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3429
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Among pirates, Blackbeard's fame towered over all. Dressed all in black, his bushy beard smoking with cannon fuses, and armed with six pistols and a cutlass, he inspired terror in all he met. He was killed near Ocracoke in 1718 by the king's navy.
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21954
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This article discusses the Golden Age of Piracy in the New World, with emphasis placed upon the exploits of Black Beard and Steed Bonnett along the coast of North Carolina.
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3428
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Edward Teach, called Blackbeard the pirate, terrorized the state's coastal waters in the early 18th-century, creating a trail of legend and folklore before he was killed in 1718, near Ocracoke, fighting the king's navy.
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13410
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Stede Bonnet and Edward Thatch teamed up in the piracy business, but the gentlemen pirates soon ran out of luck.
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35509
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More than the end of a man’s life happened on November 22, 1718, according to the author. With the death of Edward Teach, better known as Blackbeard, the golden age of piracy in the New World effectively came to an end. Highlighted in this chronicle were people who played an instrumental role, notably Governor Spotswood of Virginia, and the events from June through November that led to the end for this famous pirate.
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30986
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Widely considered the most feared of pirates during the Golden Age of Piracy (1660s to 1720s), Black Beard’s supposed adventures and behavior have thrilled people, but many of the stories are exaggerated or wrong. Kevin Duffus, a journalist in Raleigh, researched and published a book that examines and sets straight the legends associated with Black Beard. Duffus reveals details of Black Beard’s life in North Carolina, and what actually happened during his final six months as a pirate.
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29375
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North Carolina’s coastal region, with its multiplicity of small islands, inlets and coves, offered hiding places for pirates. These areas also gave pirates access to isolated coastal towns, major sea routes and commercial shipping. The legends of pirates, such as Blackbeard, live on in North Carolina, and today, they are depicted in outdoor dramas and plays.
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Pirates found a profitable place in Eastern North Carolina because of shoals creating treacherous sailing conditions and inlets providing multiple traveling routes. Pirates also found a welcoming living environment due to the citizenry’s relatively relaxed attitudes about their lifestyle and authorities condoning activities like smuggling and wrecking. Additional proof the presence of pirates was not confined to Blackbeard were profiles of Stede Bonnet, Calico Jack Rackham, Anne Bonny, Mary Read, Charles Vane, Edward Low, George Lowther, and Richard Worley.
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North Carolina's Eastern Living Magazine
(NoCar F 252.3 N82), Vol. 10 Issue 4, August/September 2018,
p39-41
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14461
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Edward Teach was one of the most desperate characters ever to live in North Carolina, and in his piracy on the high seas he defied both the Colonists and England.
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By 1718 Governor Spotswood had become disturbed by the reports of Blackbeard's attempted fortification of Ocracoke Island, North Carolina. The Governor hired two sloops to track him down and Lieutenant Robert Maynard brought Blackbeard to his end.
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Tobias Knight, was a Councilman, Council secretary, Justice and Collector of Customs for Currituck County, NC. Edward Teach, the Pirate, had been granted may favors by Governor Charles Eden and Tobias Knight as Secretary/Collector and Knight had private correspondence with Teach about concealing robberies committed in NC waters. Knight had received a large portion of the cargo of a French ship that Teach had robbed and had it hidden at Knight’s home at Knight’s Point on Knotts Island, NC. After the death of Teach, Knight was charged as an accessory to piracy, but got off with the help of Eden. Knight and Eden were then charged with collusion with pirates, but Knight died before the investigation finished.
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Carolina Trees & Branches
(NoCar F 262 A33 C37), Vol. 25 Issue No. 4, October 2016,
p108-109
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4651
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Resting in twenty-two feet of water about a mile off the coast from Beaufort, the Queen Anne's Revenge, the flagship of the pirate Blackbeard, has lain quietly for almost three centuries. Since its discovery in 1996, the wreck has interested many, including scientists, historians, and under- water archaeologists. For example, John T. Wells, director of the Institute of Marine Sciences, hopes to reconstruct the surrounding environment at the time of the sinking.
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The N.C. Division of Archives and History announced on March 3, 1997, the discovery of what is thought to be the remains of the QUEEN ANNE'S REVENGE, Blackbeard's flagship. The ship sank in June, 1718, two miles off Beaufort Inlet.
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