Pirate Freedom: Is Chris Blackbeard?

DAVID STOCKHOFF · 29 Apr 2015, 16:44 · from 2015-April.txt.gz

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From: dstockhoff at verizon.net (DAVID STOCKHOFF)
Date: Wed, 29 Apr 2015 16:44:20 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: (urth) Pirate Freedom: Is Chris Blackbeard?
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Presumably, the theory would require a rewrite (i.e., falsification, probably by Chris/Blackbeard himself) of Blackbeard's biography. Otherwise, Blackbeard: The Early Years would tend to invite disbelief. 

     On Wednesday, April 29, 2015 12:26 AM, Dan'l Danehy-Oakes <danldo at gmail.com> wrote:

 Well, it's an interesting theory, though Blackbeard was born in England.
On Tue, Apr 28, 2015 at 3:09 PM, Robin B. Smith <robinbsmith at gmail.com> wrote:

I like this possibility too! Makes me want to get to re-reading promptly and see if anything stands out with this in mind.
I appreciate the discussion
On Tue, Apr 28, 2015 at 4:33 PM, Robert Pirkola <rpirkola at hotmail.com> wrote:

Robin,
I think you are on to something but maybe not quite what you were thinking.? Since the narrative likely ends (in the past)
somewhere near 1680, the date of Blackbeard's supposed birth, it is probably more likely that Chris's son with Novia
is Blackbeard if anyone is.
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