Pirate Treasure

You can't think of Pirates without thinking about treasure.  Pirates sole purpose in life was to gain treasure and merchandise from other ships.  This is how they could afford their lifestyle.  A common misconception is that the pirates often buried their treasure.

In reality, the only documented treasure burring was William Kidd who buried his treasure in Long Island before he sailed to New York.   Captain Kidd was a privateer who continued his raiding of ships after his letters of Marque had expired.  He intended to use his buried treasure as a bargaining chip in his inevitable trial. This proved unsuccessful as Kidd was hanged for Piracy.

A work of fiction Treasure Island cemented this idea of buried treasure in popular belief.  The idea of finding a hidden stash of gold and trinkets would be a wonderful thought.  In fact the large number of people who have hunted for pirate treasure tells you that there are a lot of ideas out there about buried pirate gold.

An interesting read if you are interested in pirate treasure is the true tale of Oak Island (in Nova Scotia).  When that treasure if finally unearthed, maybe it'll be time to rethink my stand that there is no such thing as buried pirate gold.

Pirate of the Month

The Pirate of the Month is Sir Henry Morgan

Sir Henry Morgan wasn't an Actual Pirate at all.  He was a Welsh privateer, who made a name in the Caribbean as a leader of buccaneers. He was among England's most notorious and successful privateers.