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Now with having my book published, and another on the way for late 2024, it's become important for me to have my own author website. I see the usefulness of it, being able to hand people business cards with QR codes that take them to the website instead of some social media they might not be signed up for or use. Here is where you'll find information on my books, the inspiration behind them, how to reach out for signed copies or to book me for educational or author events, my upcoming events, and more! I did create the site using Wix's editor, and when I can afford to I'll upgrade with my own domain name to remove the Wix ad bar at the top (it's expensive).

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The official site for Captain Marrow, author of the Pirate Ghosts & Buried Treasures history books series.

Amazon.com: Pirate Ghosts & Buried Treasures of the Southeast Coast: A Historical Assessment on Pirate Folklore: Exploring Myths and Legends

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Recent pic from a few days ago from when I hosted my pirate-themed birthday event. Had a great turn out, over 60 people, a number of them followers I’ve never met before and authors and historians that traveled out to meet me. Was a great time! 

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Shipwrecked ashore on Sullivant's Island, South Carolina, after a terrible accident at sea leaving myself the only survivor, with a silvered cup washed up on the beach.

I recently found out about some debris that has washed ashore on the southwestern end of Sullivan's Island, that, from what I can gather are ship camels that are definitely over a century old. Ship camels were originally designed in 1690, as larger wooden structures that assisted low-riding vessels to 'float up' and enter shallow areas, but later became the name for smaller floating platforms such as these which crew could stand on alongside ships in harbors to clean and paint hulls above the waterline.

These ones in particular seem to have likely washed ashore from Charleston's harbor, and have actually been spotted on the beach since at least the 1980's, with people reporting they 'come and go' with the tides sometimes burying them for years and resurfacing for years. At the moment, they're (there are two of these) visible. They're not far from the 'Station 10' entry point to the beach on Sullivan's Island.

As a fun note of the location (called 'Sullivant's' Island back then), this southwestern end of the island is about the area where pirate Captain Stede Bonnet would have arrived to during his escape from Charles Town in 1718, and also from my knowledge is not too far from where a signal cannon would have been back then that was used to communicate with ships entering the Charles Town harbor.

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Filming tonight, look out for a review coming soon for author Robert Jacob's "Pirates of the Florida Coast: Truths, Myths, and Legends."

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Here in colonial Williamsburg, VA, where Blackbeard’s crew was tried and hanged for piracy. 

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I'm thrilled to let you all know that as of yesterday I am amongst the nominees of those that will be inducted into the Order of Leviathan come 2022! For those of you unaware, the Order of Leviathan, established in 2009, is: "A preeminent organization for men and women of recognized quality and integrity without regard to race, creed, religion, or gender. Consistently delivering leadership and encouragement to other pirate groups, and exemplifying a moral code founded on the highest standards of ethics, honesty, and strength of character. The Order of Leviathan is committed to true camaraderie and goodwill to all. The Order of Leviathan is dedicated to involving, helping build, and supporting like-minded groups, charities, families, friends, and members of the pirate subculture community." The prestigious, elite group of individuals include only 12 new members every two years from all over the world.  I'm extremely honored to have been nominated, to have received the wonderful letters of recommendation, and to have made the cut to become one of the nominees! Apparently, my contribution to the pirate subculture in the form of my content is appreciated, . Wish me luck! :D 

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One of my favorite pics of me from my trip to North Carolina this weekend. This was out on Topsail Island, part of the Crystal Coast, which has beautiful beaches that are only rivaled in the US by Florida. The island was one of the rumored locations where the Spanish Treasure Galleon ‘El Salvadore’ wrecked upon during a hurricane in 1630; smashing her against the shores and her gold cargo lost, and the ship’s remains ripped back out to the ocean. As a result in 1937 the “Carolina Exploration Company” came in search of the Spanish gold and dug for 4 years with construction equipment and hiring locals to dig. In 1941, inexplicably in the middle of the night the company packed up, told locals they didn’t have to come into work tomorrow and they were gone before sunrise. So there’s for the last 80 years been the question of if they found the gold, didn’t report it and fled, or if their finances finally ran out after 4 years and they just quietly left in defeat. In either case on the island now, on what’s private property, is the “Gold Hole” from when it all occurred.  Also, since the 1900s, there’s been rumors of a “ghost ship” from the southern end of the island, out of an area known as “Rich’s Inlet,” where ships detect on their radar a blip indicating a ship leaving the inlet, but there’s never any ship to be seen on the waters. 

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