Most of the Whydah's treasure has not yet been recovered, but thousands of other artifacts have which form the basis of the traveling collection. The National Geographic Society is a pardner in the show.
A PIRATE'S LIFE
Those joining a Pirate ship had to sign the ship's articles pledging their loyalty and never to betray their shipmates. "Plunder was carefully and fairly apportioned among captain and crew, and officers were elected." Clifford said, "They were outlaws who were experimenting with democracy."
The majority of the men on pirate ships were in their twenties who had been forced to serve on merchant and naval vessels, volunteered for greed and adventure, or were escaped slaves or liberated from slave ships.
Pirate ships carried much larger crews with the best cannons and hand weapons, they tried to scare vessels into surrendering.
Might Be a Good Trip This Summer. --Cooter
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