A review by leggsly
The Republic of Pirates: Being the True and Surprising Story of the Caribbean Pirates and the Man Who Brought Them Down by Colin Woodard

Did not finish book. Stopped at 30%.

I loved the first few chapters (social history of London in the early 18th century), but when they got to the American colonies everybody was named some combination of John/William/Mary Johnson/Williams/Smith and I couldn’t keep track. Also all the pirates’ stories were “They plundered enemy ships and took prisoners. Then everyone got sick so they had to dock. And some of the crew decided to go off and start their own pirate ship while they were on land. Then that crew went and did some more plundering. Then they all got sick,” and on and on. Might pick up a physical copy in the future bc I do want to learn the true stories of Stede Bonnet and Anne Bonny!!