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A. Pirate Name: M​ ary Read, also known as Mark Read
B. Picture:

C. Vital Statistics:
Times- 1690-1721
Ship name- Neptune (commanded by Captain Calico Jack)
Number of men- 13 crew members
Where they worked out of- Caribbean, Bahamas, Jamaica
Interesting facts-
Raised as a boy to keep her brother’s death a secret from her grandma
Joined the Army pretending to be a boy
She is one of the most famous female pirates of all time

Nationality- English
What is a privateer? Definition- an armed private ship hired to cruise against the ships or
warships of an enemy; the commander or crew member of a privateer
Was Mary Reed a pirate or privateer?- A privateer
D. How she became a pirate- She was sailing to the Caribbean. Her ship was attacked and
captured by pirates. The pirate kept the prisoners as his crew. She was forced to be a pirate at
first but then liked it and stayed.

E. Why she would be wanted- She was arrested and brought to try where she was sentenced to
hang for acts of piracy.
F. Who would be after her and her crew- Captain Barnett was the man who captured Mary Read
with John Rackham and Anne Bonny, as well as his crew.

Websites information was found at-
http://www.thewayofthepirates.com/famous-pirates/mary-read/
http://latinamericanhistory.about.com/od/Pirates/p/Biography-Of-Mary-Read.htm