A Pirate’s Life for Gentleman Stede Bonnet

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Stede Bonnet was not really your typical pirate, if there is such a thing. Many pirates, such as unemployed sailors or laborers, chose the lifestyle because they didn't have many options. But Bonnet chose piracy over a wealthy and a respectable life. Was he was just looking for something bigger and more adventurous, or was there more to it? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Stede Bonnet was a wealthy plantation owner, family man, and former major in the Barbados militia. Bonnet was also a gentleman who was struck with, a “humor of going pirating.”

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