the ballad of the pirate queens
two sailors were keeping watch alone when the governors men stormed aboard the vanity . those two the legend inspiring pirate queens anne bonney and mary reade fought bravely but called in vain for their shipmates who sported and drank below deck . jane yolens stirring ballad immortalizes these two daring women and offers readers an intriguing look at life on the high seas . br
two women who sailed with calico jack rackham and his pirates in the early 1700s do their best to defend their ship while the men on board are busy drinking