Martin Frey

In the latest Pirate Haven blog post, we follow well-to-do landowner-turned-pirate Stede Bonnet as he teams up with the infamous Blackbeard through several successful campaigns. **Spoiler Alert** Things didn't end well for either of them.

Edward Thache and Stede Bonnet: Choose Your Friends Wisely — The Pirate Haven Edward Thache, better known as Blackbeard, and Major Stede Bonnet, a successful Barbados landowner turned pirate, sailed together through many campaigns. But the relationship was one of expedience rather than mutual respect and liking—at least on Thache’s part.

Magic City Books is partnering with the Tulsa Bar Association to host me next Tuesday, March 25, at 7:00pm for a discussion and book signing. This free event will take place at the Tulsa County Bar Association, 1446 S Boston Avenue at 7:00 pm, doors open at 6:30p. Hope to see you there!

Join me on Tuesday, March 25th from 7 - 8:30pm for a Q&A and book signing event held at the Tulsa County Bar Association Center! It's located at 15th and Boston (northwest corner), with a parking lot adjacent to the rear of the building. The entrance to the parking lot is off of 15th Street.

This event is FREE and open to the public. Hope to see you there!

Additional info at https://www.tulsabar.com/?pg=events&evAction=showDetail&eid=293785&evSubAction=listAll

There's a new blog post at The Pirate Haven! This time we explore the legend of El Dorado, "The Golden One." From Muisca ritual to European obsession, the myth of El Dorado ultimately changed the course of world events--tragically, for the indigenous peoples of South America and the Caribbean.

The Legend of El Dorado — The Pirate Haven An exploration of the origins and evolution of the myth of El Dorado, from Muisca ritual to European obsession, and the centuries of tragedy that resulted.

This month's blog post is a little bit different, being the entirely true but very slightly fictionalized account of one Louis Galdy, a Huguenot living in Jamaica who was swallowed by the earthquake that devastated Port Royal in 1962—and, quite incredibly, survived both it and the tsunami that followed!

The Saga of Lewis Galdy — The Pirate Haven A brief, slightly fictionalized account of the amazing life of Louis Galdy, a Huguenot who fled France following the Edict of Fontainbleu, and went on to survive the earthquake and tsunami that destroyed Port Royal, Jamaica, in 1692, killing thousands.

I had no big aspirations for this book when I decided to publish it, and I couldn't be happier that people have found it and enjoyed it. If you're interested, click the link below 👇 to purchase it from your preferred bookseller in your preferred format. And thank you all!

Available now at your favorite digital store! Captain Hornigold and the Pirate Republic by Martin A. Frey

There's a new blog post at The Pirate Haven! This month we look at the colonization of the Greater Antilles, the roots of the gold mining, cattle ranching, and sugarcane growing industries, and the tragedies of genocide and slavery that resulted.

Colonization of the Greater Antilles, Gold, Cattle and Sugarcane, the Genocide of the Lucayan and Taíno People, and the Emergence of the African Slave Trade 1493 - 1600 — The Pirate Haven How Columbus, The Catholic Monarchs, and the inception and growth of gold mining, cattle ranching, and sugarcane plantations in the West Indies led to the genocide of the Lucayon and Taíno People, and the emergence of the African Slave Trade

There's a new post on The Pirate Haven blog! This time we delve into Prince Henry the Navigator, Christopher Columbus, Ferdinand Magellan, Vasco de Gama, and the Treaties of Tordesillas and Zaragoza, 1402-1529, to discover how Portugal came to be such a dominant power in the world at the time.

The Catholic Kingdoms of Castile and Portugal Explore and Divide the World — The Pirate Haven Prince Henry the Navigator, Christopher Columbus, Ferdinand Magellan, Vasco de Gama and the Treaties of Tordesillas and Zaragoza 1402-1529

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