Week Ten: Famous Sailors and Sea Captains

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WEEK TEN RESOURCES

Famous Sailors and Sea Captains

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A.       Next online class is on April 10 at 3:30pm through Zoom. 

B.       Choose a nautical/maritime/sailer/sea/ocean book and read in it this week. Be prepared to report on what you learned/read/thought about it at Wednesday's online class. You decide which book from the list (or get approval by suggesting an alternative title on your weekly report, link at the bottom of this post). You decide how much to read.

C.        Check out any or all of the resources below. Be prepared to share what you learned/thought about these. Feel free to add any other resources you think should be included (add by sharing the link(s) in your weekly report, link at the bottom of this post).

Click here for your WEEKLY Report link (send before next Wednesday's class at 3:30pm):

                     


Questions/Concerns/Compliments/Thoughts Etc? Click here for the form to communicate anytime. 

How was Blackbeard able to take control of so many ships and be a "good" pirate?

Thomas Cochrane,  Scottish legendary admiral and sea captain



Modern day Sea Captain (from Poland)



The story of Captain Kidd 60 seconds:


Samuel Bellamy: The Robin Hood of the Seas



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