Great site for history, biographies sailing info
http://www.thepirateking.com/index.htm
Information on North Carolina, pirates and Blackbeard
http://www.ah.dcr.state.nc.us/sections/maritime/Blackbeard/qar.htm
Great links to bios on various pirates, a GREAT site!
http://www.ability.org.uk/pirates.html
National Parks Service site on Blackbeard's death
http://www.nps.gov/caha/blackb.htm
Pirates, Privateers and Bucchaneers Great site with lots of links
http://www.cln.org/themes/pirates.html
National Geographic story on recovering Blackbeard's ship
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/bigphotos/71241069.html
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