Fencing booty is the most underappreciated problem of historical pirate logistics. Myths and stories about “going on the account” (as high-seas piracy was known during its late–seventeenth- and ...

At some time or another, every red-blooded American boy longs for the freedom and adventure of the pirate life. This explains, in part, the runaway success of the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise.

Jean Lafitte was no Captain Jack Sparrow. He was a ruthless smuggler and privateer who secured a presidential pardon for his role in the War of 1812's decisive battle at New Orleans. The Lafitte of ...

The addition of comprehensive lore was a big change to Pirates of the Caribbean, and it originally saved the franchise from being too repetitive. However, it was also the very thing that ruined the ...

TAMPA, Fl. - The Missouri Tigers play in the Gasparilla Bowl in Tampa, Florida, against Wake Forest on Friday. The bowl game is one of the many Gasparilla-themed events in Tampa over the year. However ...

EXCITEMENT WITH VISITORS..## <...HOLD ON TIGHT> NO THIS IS NOT PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN...IT'S CALLED TREASURE HUNT, CANNERY ROWS FIRST THEME PARK RIDE. <BOOM FROM CANNON> IT'S A 20 MINUTE ATTRACTION ...