Tuesday, September 26, 2023

Born to Be Hanged by Keith Thomson

I know I have been terrible about keeping up with written reviews.  It has just been bonkers in these parts lately.  This will be review 1 of 2 today, both West Coast history. 

I really wanted to like this.  If you've followed this blog for a while, you know my obsession with pirates, especially New England and Canadian Maritime pirates.  I did not realize this was about PACIFIC pirates when I started it.  In fact I had no idea Captain Morgan, yes THAT Captain Morgan, left Jamaica to plunder the West Coast rather than the Caribbean.  

I decided to continue reading anyway.  I expected narrative non-fiction like The Murder of Helen Jewett or Conductor on the Underground Railroad, but this was wayyyyyy too wordy to hold my interest.  I gave up about midway through, and read Morgan's entry on Wikipedia instead. *shrugs 

I do hope someone out there finds this branch of pirate/West Coast history intriguing.  

All opinions expressed on this blog are solely those of Mrs. W. 

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