From: "Brie Finegold" <brie-AT-ucsd.edu> Subject: Re: Graves, Person's Unknowna & Jolly Roger Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2000 16:46:31 -0800 <<> when a pirate ship raised their jolly roger, >it was an offer of >quarter and a warning of what might happen if the other ship turned down the >offer. if the crew didn't respond quickly enough, the pirates would raise >their red flag, which meant no quarter given. What is the primary source material or historical argument for this? >> the book i got it from is "pirates" by joshua feder...i've seen it in other places too. xoxo brie
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