Title: The Whydah
Description: The 1650s to the 1730s marked the golden age of piracy, when fearsome pirates like Blackbeard ruled the waves, seeking not only treasure but also large and fast ships to carry it. The Whydah was just such a ship, built to ply the Triangular Trade route, which it did until one of the greediest pirates of all, Black Sam Bellamy, commandeered it. Filling the ship to capacity with treasure, Bellamy hoped to retire with his bounty   but in 1717 the ship sank in a storm off Cape Cod.
Subjects: Slave trade, Whidah (Ship), Buccaneers, History, Juvenile literature, Shipwrecks, Pirates, Pirates, juvenile literature, Caribbean area, juvenile literature, Ships, juvenile literature, Whidah (Ship) -- Juvenile literature, Buccaneers -- History -- 18th century -- Juvenile literature, Pirates -- History -- 18th century -- Caribbean Area -- Juvenile literature, Shipwrecks -- Massachusetts -- Juvenile literature, Slave trade -- History -- 18th century -- Juvenile literature
Places: Caribbean Area, Massachusetts
Time periods: 18th century