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THE PIRATE Ching Shih

October 11, 2021
Artist’s interpretation of Ching Shih
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She was the most powerful pirate in the history of the world – and you’ve probably never heard her name. How did this brilliant, ruthless, utterly unstoppable woman manage to dodge the Chinese, British and Portuguese navies for a decade, and still end up left out of the history books? Our guest Dr. Jamie Goodall, author of Pirates of the Chesapeake Bay, introduces us to this enigmatic and fascinating figure.


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 










Dr. Jamie Goodall is a staff historian at the U.S. Army Center of Military History in Washington, D.C. She is the author of Pirates of the Chesapeake Bay: From the Colonial Era to the Oyster Wars and National Geographic’s Pirates: Shipwrecks, Conquests, and their Lasting Legacy. She received her B.A. in Archaeology and my M.A. in Public History-Museum Studies from Appalachian State University (Boone, North Carolina) and her PhD from Ohio State. You’ll often find her presenting her work at regional, national, and international conferences, and at the Maryland and Virginia Renaissance Festival dressed as her alter ego: Torienne, Ship’s Scholar of the crew Mare Nostrum!


 



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Ching Shih pixel-style cross-stitch pattern

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