The Age of Pirates | Blackbeard and the Flying Gang | 3

American History Tellers

Wondery

Society & Culture, Kids & Family, History, Education For Kids

4.7 • 18.3K Ratings

🗓️ 26 October 2022

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

In 1717, the pirate known as Blackbeard launched an attack along the Atlantic seaboard, disrupting international trade and striking terror into sea captains and colonial governors. Working with his sidekick, the “Gentleman Pirate” Stede Bonnet, Blackbeard blockaded the busy port of Charles Town and took city residents hostage. Soon, he would find himself in a pitched battle against a secret military force sent by the governor of Virginia – and in a race for his life.

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0:00.0	Hey, prime members, you can listen to American History Tellers add free on Amazon Music,
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0:07.0	Imagine at 1700, you're a customs collector working in Charlestown and the Carolina
0:23.2	colony.
0:24.3	Your job is to inspect and register all imported goods coming into port.
0:28.2	But this morning, your supervisor has dragged you out of the office.
0:32.0	Together you enter a small square not far from the Cooper River.
0:36.2	There a large crowd has gathered around a hastily erected scaffold.
0:39.8	A tightly-newst hemp rope hangs from the top.
0:43.4	Everyone seems excited to witness this execution, but not you.
0:47.7	Sir, I really think I should go back to the office.
0:50.3	There are a number of items on my desk that could use my attention right now.
0:53.8	Oh, nonsense.
0:54.8	This is an important event.
0:56.8	The first public execution of a pirate in the colony.
0:59.8	Look, the governor himself is here.
1:02.1	Your boss points out a tall man in a powdered wig and leads you to the edge of the crown.
1:07.3	You both watch as armed soldiers lead a man in ragged clothes to the gallows.
1:11.5	Don't understand why all these people come out to watch a pirate die.
1:15.4	Well, he's a criminal of the lowest type.
1:18.4	Killer and a thief.
1:20.0	And now that the crown's allowed us to try him, we can hang him ourselves.
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