Alexandria Author Launches Debut Book about “The Gentleman Pirate” Stede Bonnet

Lawyer and lobbyist, Jeremy Moss, of Alexandria, Virginia debuted his first book, The Life and Tryals of the Gentleman Pirate, Major Stede Bonnet, on September 15, 2020 (published by Koehler Books).

The release, a biography about one of the least-likely pirates of the Golden Age of Piracy, was just in time for International Talk Like a Pirate Day on Saturday, September 19.

Moss, an attorney at Bonaventure, an Alexandria-based real estate investment and development firm, has been working toward publication for several years while working full-time and raising three young boys (4, 3 and 9 months) with his wife, Katy. What started as a hobby became a passion and now, a reality in print.
Moss’s The Life and Tryals follows Stede Bonnet, one of the lesser known, but more interesting pirates of the Golden Age of Piracy. Bonnet's story has it all, failed relationships, mid-life crisis, politics, murder and plunder, excessive drinking, isolation and despair.

An heir to an established land-owning aristocratic family in Barbados, Major Stede Bonnet enjoyed luxuries equal to those of the finest houses in London. Bonnet was a “Gentleman of good Reputation,” “Master of a plentiful Fortune,” and was given “the Advantage of a liberal Education,” but the call of the sea-and perhaps more significantly, the push of his obligations as a father and husband, cast Bonnet onto an unlikely and deliberate course toward piracy.

Easily likable, by friend and foe, many would be drawn to Bonnet. In his two short years of piracy, Stede Bonnet stood alongside some of the New World’s most notorious pirates, including Charles Vane, Charles Condent (also known as “Billy One-Hand”), Robert Deal, “Calico” John Rackham, Israel Hands, Benjamin Hornigold, William Kidd, Mary Read, Anne Bonny, and the pirate to whom Bonnet would forever be connected, Edward Thatch (infamously known around the world as “Blackbeard”).

The Life and Tryals has been met with significant interest and praise, and has achieved three Amazon Hot New Release Awards in the categories of History of the Caribbean & West Indies, History of Central America, and Maritime History & Piracy.

Laura Sook Duncome, celebrated author of Pirate Women and A Pirate’s Life for She said, “It is said that truth is often stranger than fiction...and Major Bonnet's story is proof of that saying. Moss breathes life into the tale of one of history's most puzzling pirates. Exhaustively researched and lively as a salty sea breeze, this book succeeds in both educating and entertaining.” Dr. Jamie L.H. Goodall, staff historian at the U.S. Army Center of Military History and author of Pirates of the Chesapeake Bay, also praised The Life and Tryals, saying “Moss's book is well researched and beautifully written. He weaves for the reader a sordid tale of piracy and intrigue, digging deep into the life of the Gentleman Pirate Stede Bonnet. This is a must-read for any pirate lover!”

Moss is available for interviews and appearances. For booking presentations, media appearances, interviews, and/or book-signings contact jeremy@authorjeremymoss.com or visit www.AuthorJeremyMoss.com.

Jeremy R. Moss
C/o 104 Hume Ave
Alexandria, Va 22301

Jeremy R. Moss is a lawyer and lobbyist living in Alexandria, Virginia. An emerging author and freelance historian, Jeremy's research is focused on piracy and early colonial maritime history. When not working or writing, Jeremy is a family man and can be found telling stories of adventure and buried treasure to his three young sons.

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