The Pirate Cemetery of Madagascar, The Resting Place of Worlds Notorious Pirates
The location was also conveniently close to the British East India Company’s trading route, making it an ideal retreat after a successful ransack
The location was also conveniently close to the British East India Company’s trading route, making it an ideal retreat after a successful ransack
Blackbeard on fire::::Photo Courtesy Flipboard Blackbeard is probably the most famous pirate in history who is celebrated to this day with an annual pirate festival in his honor, held in Hampton, Virginia, and with statues in the U.S.
Despite the image of reckless and toothless men with peg legs, eye patches, parrots on their shoulders, and the flag of Jolly Roger on their ships, real-life pirates were highly organized criminals. Mainly thanks to Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson, and
Photo:::IStock Pirates, those men and women that sail the sea and prey on other ships, have been around since the first caveman floated across a river on a log and another tried to steal the log from him.
Pirate Captain Kidd Treasure A buried treasure is an important part of the popular beliefs surrounding pirates and Old West outlaws. According to popular conception, criminals and others often buried their stolen fortunes in remote places, intending to