'Black' Sam Bellamy Part 1: The Rise

We return to the Golden Age of Piracy in the Caribbean with the story of one of the most feared and notorious mariners of the 18th century: ‘Black’ Sam Bellamy. Seemingly from nowhere, a common seaman rises up to become the scourge of the Atlantic — a rags-to-riches story like no other. But it is a tale that has grown to fantastic proportions… Is it possible to peel back the centuries of myth to reveal the man beneath? Social revolutionary? Rogue agent of change? Or a jilted lover with a point to prove? Who is the REAL ‘Black’ Sam Bellamy? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices