 Jamie Wilson is this generation's storyteller in her Kentucky-based family, but she inherited her talents and ideas from her great-grandfather Bryan "Windy" Eldridge. Her many-times great uncle was hanged in the Salem Witch Trials. Another ancestor was the disinherited son of a nobleman, who fled to America from Britain. Others fought in the Revolutionary and Civil Wars, traveled with Daniel Boone, and built a nation. How could she help but fall in love with history, and the stories behind the history? The Heart of a Pirate: The Tale of Anne Bonny, has been a challenge and a delight for Jamie. Anne has captivated imaginations since Daniel Defoe first wrote about her (as Captain Charles Johnson) in “A General History of the Robberies and Murders of the Most Notorious Pyrates” (1724), but few have captured her story thoroughly. With her intelligence, beauty, courage, and sense of honor, Anne represents an exciting part of part of the American History that we should all embrace. Jamie is a professional freelance writer, and has published numerous short stories. In addition to Anne Bonny, she is currently working on novels about the Salem Witch Trials and other historical events. |
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