Hey, maritime geeks!

[gelasius]

I know there's some of you out there, and though this is technically a Faire post, I'm leaving this open because it's brief and includes a request.

This summer I'm playing a member of Captain James Alday's crew, and part of my goal (and instruction) for the next few weeks is to absorb as much about Elizabethan piracy and privateering as I can. I'

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[wishfulaces]

Did you see the pirates exhibit when it was at the Field Museum?

I have no idea what they have there online still, but maybe they'll have something useful you can track down? (It was an awesome exhibit. Partly because they talked about how they rescued and conserved the objects they found from the shipwreck.)

[gelasius]

No, I missed that. :(

[wishfulaces]

Oh, damn. Maybe the online exhibit still has some useful info tho?

[gelasius]

I've read the first three Temeraire books, and I think I have the fourth floating around somewhere. I have not read the Red Wolf Conspiracy, that look nifty. (By 'my baby book' I assume you mean you were editor?)