Welcome to The Huntington Store

Welcome to The Huntington Store

Your purchase helps keep The Huntington's mission of enrichment, education, and stewardship alive for generations to come.

Your purchase helps keep The Huntington's mission of enrichment, education, and stewardship alive for generations to come.

Your purchase helps keep The Huntington's mission of enrichment, education, and stewardship alive for generations to come.

Your purchase helps keep The Huntington's mission of enrichment, education, and stewardship alive for generations to come.

Your purchase helps keep The Huntington's mission of enrichment, education, and stewardship alive for generations to come.

Your purchase helps keep The Huntington's mission of enrichment, education, and stewardship alive for generations to come.

Your purchase helps keep The Huntington's mission of enrichment, education, and stewardship alive for generations to come.

PIRATE QUEENS: THE LIVES OF ANNE BONNY & MARY READ

Between August and October 1720, two female pirates named Anne Bonny and Mary Read terrorized the Caribbean in and around Jamaica. Despite their short career, they became two of the most notorious pirates during the height of the eighteenth-century Golden Age of Piracy.

In a world dominated by men, they became infamous for their bravery, cruelty and unwavering determination to escape the social constraints placed on women during that time.
Despite their infamy, mystery shrouds their lives before they became pirates. Their biographies were recorded in Captain Charles Johnson’s 1724 book, A General History of the Pyrates, depicting the two women as illegitimate women raised by men who, against insurmountable odds, crossed paths in Nassau and became pirates together. But how much is fact versus fiction?

This first full-length biography about Anne Bonny and Mary Read explores their intriguing backgrounds while examining the social context of women in their lifetime and their legacy in popular culture that exists to the present day. Using A General History of the Pyrates, early modern legal documents relating to women, their recorded public trial in The Tryal of Jack Rackham and Other Pyrates, newspapers and new, uncovered research, this book unravels the mysteries and legends surrounding their lives.
 
  • 256 pages
  • Hardcover
Member Discounts

Please refer to the welcome email which you received when purchasing or renewing your membership. At the bottom of this email, you will find your online member discount code. BEFORE checking out, please click on 'view cart' and type in your member code to the 'discount code or gift card' box. Your member discount will then be applied to your order.

If you are unable to locate your welcome email, please contact membership@huntington.org for further assistance.

Shipping

We endeavor to process your order within 3 days of receipt. Once your order has been processed, packed, and ready to be shipped, you will receive an email with your item's tracking number. 

Our couriers are USPS or UPS ground, If you would like your parcel to be shipped via FedEx or other courier, please add a comment in the NOTES section on your order and we will contact you for further information. 

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You do not need a ticket to visit our store or pick up your order.

Returns

We accept returns within 30 days of delivery. Please note that food, beverages, teas, coffee, calendars, seasonal items, gift cards, trunk show items, and sale items are final sale and are not refundable. 

To initiate a return, please email us at thestore@huntington.org to let us know that you would like to return your order. Then, follow the instructions on the paperwork included in your parcel.

Please note that returns must be received back at our warehouse in original packaging, with tags, and in a clean, resalable condition. 

Once we have received your return in good condition, we will process a refund minus your original shipping charge. Please note that funds may take 1-3 days to appear back in your account, depending on your bank's T's and C's or payment method.

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The next time you visit The Huntington, please stop by the Store and say hello. A wide array of products—many exclusive to The Huntington—are waiting to be discovered. Our friendly staff will be happy to help you find the perfect item

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