Though much of his early life remains a mystery, Blackbeard most likely began his life as Edward Teach in the sailing port of Bristol, England. He beganhis career as a hired British sailor during Queen Anne's War. He eventually settled in the Bahamas under Captain Benjamin Hornigold who taught the young sailor to go "a-pirating." Soon enough, Blackbeard was commanding his own fleet and stealing ships around the Caribbean and up and down the Eastern seaboard. Known for his thick, black beard and fearsome reputation, the legend of Blackbeard has influenced pirate legend and lore for over 300 years.Though much of his early life remains a mystery, Blackbeard most likely began his life as Edward Teach in the sailing port of Bristol, England. He beganhis career as a hired British sailor during Queen Anne's War. He eventually settled in the Bahamas under Captain Benjamin Hornigold who taught the young sailor to go "a-pirating." Soon enough, Blackbeard was commanding his own fleet and stealing ships around the Caribbean and up and down the Eastern seaboard. Known for his thick, black beard and fearsome reputation, the legend of Blackbeard has influenced pirate legend and lore for over 300 years.
傳奇故事總是非常吸引眾多的讀者,無(wú)論老少。Blackbeard的故事是我上高中時(shí)閱讀課文中的一篇,從那一篇開(kāi)始遇到海盜題材的故事時(shí)總少不了Blackbeard的影子。這本傳記將除了大家比較熟悉的海盜行徑的描寫(xiě),特別把海盜產(chǎn)生的歷史原因?qū)懙煤芮宄?,這是讀這本書(shū)最大的收獲。最后章節(jié)講述海盜文化的流行與影響也很接地氣,我家小朋友是杰克船長(zhǎng)的粉絲,追劇的幾年中順帶學(xué)習(xí)了不少地理知識(shí)。看這本書(shū)時(shí)可同時(shí)讀Magic Tree House Fact Tracker中的Pirates。
Blackbeard was a mysterious but famous pirate raiding off the coast of American colonies. Back then when he was caught, he was just one of many pirates raiding around America, but he was the most famous of all because he have the biggest fl...