Unearth a Story: Pirates Hunting Sunken Treasure (Online)
How a Florida Shipwreck Sparked the Golden Age of Piracy
Tuesday, June 09
2:30pm - 3:30pm
Pirates - what sparked fiction and our notion of pirates, a Spanish shipwreck in the Florida Straits? Join us and find out the origin story.
The golden age of piracy—the time when notorious cutthroats like Blackbeard, Sam Bellamy, and Bartholomew Roberts sailed—began in Florida with a shipwreck. Caught by a hurricane, the 1715 Spanish treasure fleet sank in the Florida Straits. When a salvage operation began, British pirates from Jamaica swooped in and robbed the Spanish on the beach. This program examines the wave of piracy that followed and how it provided inspiration for countless works of fiction and shaped modern days ideas of pirates. Presented by David Head of Florida Talks: Florida Humanities Speakers Bureau.
About Florida Humanities:
Florida Humanities, the statewide, nonprofit affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities, is dedicated to preserving, promoting, and sharing the history, literature, culture, and personal stories that offer Floridians a better understanding of themselves, their communities, and their state. Since 1973, Florida Humanities has awarded more than $16 million in support of statewide cultural resources and public programs strongly rooted in the humanities. These programs preserve Florida’s diverse history and heritage, promote civic engagement and community dialogue, and provide opportunities to reflect on the future of Florida. Learn more at www.FloridaHumanities.org.


Funding for this Florida Talks program was provided by Florida Humanities in collaboration with Broward Public Library Foundation and Friends of Community Engagement. Any views, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this program do not necessarily represent those of Florida Humanities.
A Service of the Broward County Board of County Commissioners.
AGE GROUP: | Teens | New Adults | Adults |
EVENT TYPE: | Summer Learning Program | Online/Virtual | Discussion/Lecture | Arts & Cultural |
TAGS: | Summer Learning Program | America 250 |
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