“B” is for Blackbeard (d. 1718)
“B” is for Blackbeard (d. 1718). Pirate. Most commonly known today as Edward…
South Carolina from A to Z · Walter Edgar
October 15, 20240m 59s
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“B” is for Blackbeard (d. 1718). Pirate. Most commonly known today as Edward Teach, Blackbeard surfaced in Jamaica in mid-1717. In eighteen months he carved an extraordinarily successful career as a pirate, creating an indelible image of “the fiercest pirate of them all” and making him a global icon.