Comments or Questions? Email me at phil@underthecrossbones.com or join us on Facebook or Twitter. I discovered Stephan Talty through his book "The Black Hand" about the proto-Mafia crime organization that terrorized the Italian community of New York in the early 1900's.   And I was super pleased to find out that he also wrote a book about Henry Morgan, "Empire of Blue Water", as well as co-wrote "A Captain's Duty" with Richard Phillips aka Captain Phillips.  Yep, the guy from the movie. In this episode: Henry Morgan's lasting legacy and character The process of reliving his capture by Somali pirates with Richard Phillips How Stephan manages to write so many books The Black Hand as the precursor to the Mafia and Joe Petrosino as an Italian hero.   Under The Crossbones is a podcast all about pirate culture.  Your host Phil Johnson (comedian, musician, and pirate geek) interviews the most interesting people in the pirate subculture: Actors, Authors, Historians, Musicians, Artists, Festival Founders, Clothing and Prop Designers, Treasure Hunters, Archaeologists, and more.    Today's show is sponsored by: Scuba Wize Sunken Treasure Workshop - Go diving on a real sunken Spanish galleon with Carl "Fizz" Fismer, Bradley Williamson, and Marc Littleton in the Florida Keys!  http://www.underthecrossbones.com/scuba Pirate Radio of the Treasure Coast - The best in pirate talk and music! Get to listenin'!  http://www.PirateRadioOfTheTreasureCoast.com   For videos, pictures, album links and more, be sure to click through to the full show notes.  http://www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/197   Important Websites: Stephan Talty - http://stephantalty.com/   Want to see me film my 4th comedy special on August 16th?  Go to http://www.PhilJohnsonComedy.com/sandiego and use the code "PHIL50" for 50% off tickets.    Find out more about my comedy, music, and tour dates at http://www.PhilJohnsonComedy.com   Comments or Questions? Email me at phil@underthecrossbones.com   Additional Show Notes: http://www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/197   Support the show!: http://www.UnderTheCrossbones.com/support    Subscribe to Under The Crossbones on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/under-the-crossbones-the-pirate-podcast/id1039621331   Visit http://www.UnderTheCrossbones.com for all the episodes.   Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/underthecrossbones Twitter - http://www.twitter.com/undercrossbones