tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-876794033107456809.post6107196882740447513..comments2024-03-16T04:59:09.172-08:00Comments on Pauline's Pirates & Privateers: Books: A Handbook for FreebootingPaulinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11730716060906158244noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-876794033107456809.post-77269069845927431332012-10-04T16:17:20.833-08:002012-10-04T16:17:20.833-08:00Yeah; what you said. Also The Pirate Museum now ha...Yeah; what you said. Also The Pirate Museum now has a piece of Drake's ship in their Rogues' Tavern. <br /><br />All around, pretty cool.Paulinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11730716060906158244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-876794033107456809.post-8827952602103107582012-10-04T14:17:46.974-08:002012-10-04T14:17:46.974-08:00"Only knowledge will I save...
By myself, but..."Only knowledge will I save...<br />By myself, but not alone..."<br /><br />Pat Croce is a pretty amazing guy, Pauline. He is an entrepreneur, sports team executive and owner, author, and TV personality.... And he is from Philly! <br /><br />From Wikpedia:<br /><br />"Croce began his career as a physical therapist and was an athletic trainer for the Philadelphia 76ers for more than 10 years, originally hired to help thin 7'6" center Shawn Bradley bulk up. He founded Sports Physical Therapists in 1984 and grew the business into a chain of 40 centers spanning 11 states before selling it in 1993 for $40 million.<br /><br />He became president of the Philadelphia 76ers basketball team in 1996 as part of a group led by Flyers founder Ed Snider and Comcast Corporation that bought the team. Under their ownership, the Sixers went from last place in 1996 to the NBA Finals in 2001. He appeared on the cover of Success magazine as the first trainer to rise to an ownership position with a professional sports team...<br /><br />Croce is also the author of several books on pirates, including Pirate Soul (2006) and My Pop Pop Is A Pirate (2008). More recently, Croce has written and released an illustrated book, Blackbeard, and The Pirate Handbook (both released in 2011). He is currently working on a series of historic fiction books based on the lives of pirates such as Sir Francis Drake and Henry Morgan."<br /><br />He actually owns the Pirate Museum in St. Augustine. More from Wikipedia:<br /><br />"In January 2005, he opened the $10 million Pirate Soul Museum in Key West, Florida. The museum features authentic pirate artifacts, many from Croce's personal collection. In February 2006, he opened the pirate-themed Rum Barrel restaurant next to the museum. It was announced in February 2010 that the museum is being moved to St Augustine, Florida. The museum opened on December 8, 2010...<br /><br />Croce is currently focused on the success of the St. Augustine Pirate & Treasure Museum. The museum is said to house the largest collection of authentic pirate artifacts in the world--more than 800--and has been featured prominently in regional news."<br /><br />In October 2011, Croce financed and served on the monumental expedition that located the shipwrecks of Sir Francis Drake.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> Timmy!https://www.blogger.com/profile/09902641426229272672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-876794033107456809.post-11408198445773763892012-10-04T13:42:46.774-08:002012-10-04T13:42:46.774-08:00Florida is full of pirate history, and ghosts from...Florida is full of pirate history, and ghosts from what I hear :)<br /><br />This book really appealed to me. Not only because of the accuracy of the history and the writing style but because I stuck with it. I read it straight through, which is not like me at all. When it comes to books of any kind, I'm easily distracted by the "shiny object" of some new information or story or whatever. Croce's book kept me engaged and that's saying a lot. Paulinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11730716060906158244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-876794033107456809.post-90650886451761628222012-10-04T13:06:37.758-08:002012-10-04T13:06:37.758-08:00They've obviously got a very cool bunch of pir...They've obviously got a very cool bunch of pirates down in Florida.<br /><br />Sounds like a great book, too, if you endorse it so highly. For those of us who love giving books as holiday or birthday gifts, it sounds ideal for anyone who's interested in history of any sort.Undinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16214242522330278662noreply@blogger.com