tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post2274236459763842548..comments2024-03-19T18:17:56.821-04:00Comments on Colonial Quills: Did you know the first real democracy in the New World wasn't in America. . .Carrie Fancett Pagelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09096954464239963966noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-38739264040793215842012-03-27T00:12:37.890-04:002012-03-27T00:12:37.890-04:00Wow! Love this post, and love learning anything pi...Wow! Love this post, and love learning anything piratey from you, MaryLu! :)Sarah McBridehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10470227798668069034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-29328216741049314512012-02-28T20:55:59.673-05:002012-02-28T20:55:59.673-05:00Fascinating stuff, MaryLu!! Who knew? lol!Fascinating stuff, MaryLu!! Who knew? lol!J. M. Hochstetlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07291602346312967152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-35891256110116957212012-02-25T20:47:24.428-05:002012-02-25T20:47:24.428-05:00Argh! Did they really say that, MaryLu? What a fac...Argh! Did they really say that, MaryLu? What a fact-filled post. My third book in the series about Lilyan and Nicholas Xanthakos will take place in the Outer Banks with lots of pirates. Your information will be invaluable, so I plan to keep this post in my research files. Thank you so much, MaryLu.Susan Crafthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00922171469364860239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-31186581510675327822012-02-25T19:29:41.495-05:002012-02-25T19:29:41.495-05:00Very interesting information, MaryLu. It gives the...Very interesting information, MaryLu. It gives the quip "honor among thieves" a new twist.Janet Grunsthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03635290708361600803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-58239031830552051812012-02-25T13:35:52.442-05:002012-02-25T13:35:52.442-05:00Good point, Pegg! And very true. That's why ma...Good point, Pegg! And very true. That's why many men in the Royal Navy deserted and became pirates! Rita, methinks ye may be right.. I'm just afraid to find out! Thanks for dropping by, Lori!!MaryLu Tyndallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03627854450199870544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-79496444662363799292012-02-25T12:23:54.578-05:002012-02-25T12:23:54.578-05:00I had no idea. How very interesting!I had no idea. How very interesting!Lori Bentonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04714197239425827339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-25790248654733500042012-02-25T08:40:08.113-05:002012-02-25T08:40:08.113-05:00Me thinks, somewhere in you ancestry, Marylu, ther...Me thinks, somewhere in you ancestry, Marylu, there is a pirate.Rita Gerlachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04348571506318182955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-15996377223877573972012-02-25T08:11:27.347-05:002012-02-25T08:11:27.347-05:00They were probably treated better than many who se...They were probably treated better than many who served in the British Navy. From what I've read, conditions on those ships could be horrid.Pegg Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17113756304449398701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-57439433146015818222012-02-24T10:38:59.504-05:002012-02-24T10:38:59.504-05:00Thanks Ladies! As much as I love tall ships and s...Thanks Ladies! As much as I love tall ships and swashbuckling adventures, I don't think I'd sign up to be a pirate either!!! Well, unless the captain was Captain Merrick from my pirate series, of course. ;-) As I was doing research for my pirate series, I was fascinated by information like this.. who would have thought pirates would be so democratic?MaryLu Tyndallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03627854450199870544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-10287968743736677862012-02-10T12:45:30.381-05:002012-02-10T12:45:30.381-05:00MaryLu, I always love your writing!!! Um, no.... ...MaryLu, I always love your writing!!! Um, no.... I would not sign up to be a pirate, lol!!!Carrie Fancett Pagelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096954464239963966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-56993180638428586122012-02-10T09:23:54.547-05:002012-02-10T09:23:54.547-05:00Wow! This is some great info. Thanks 4 sharing!Wow! This is some great info. Thanks 4 sharing!Jennifer Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06360330085131177132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-57340884077543973222012-02-10T09:00:41.645-05:002012-02-10T09:00:41.645-05:00Very interesting. I love knowing pieces of histor...Very interesting. I love knowing pieces of history like this. Thank you for sharing.Kate S (4readin)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03311476103331480075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-42102038181597646292012-02-10T08:07:46.411-05:002012-02-10T08:07:46.411-05:00Another reason to love Cap'n Jack Sparrow and ...Another reason to love Cap'n Jack Sparrow and the Code!Debbie Rothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00858674410263005675noreply@blogger.com