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| Kevin P. Duffus |
ASHEBORO
– What truly happened during Black Beard’s last days that precipitated his
demise?
Who, truly, was Edward
Teach, and whence did he come? What was his true name? And where may he have
hidden his treasure?
Join researcher Kevin P.
Duffus as he shares groundbreaking research into Black Beard’s life — and death
— at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, September 20, at the Asheboro Public Library.
Duffus’s presentation,
“The Last Days of Black Beard the Pirate,” is free and the public is invited.
For years, Duffus wondered
if it was possible to learn something new about the legendary pirate. After
extensive research at archives in Great Britain, Pennsylvania and the
Carolinas, he discovered that the answer was yes. And the true story about
Black Beard’s last days substantially change the legend — and history.
Duffus, an award-winning
author, researcher, and filmmaker, has
made significant discoveries about North Carolina history — starting when he
was 17 and found a Confederate gunboat sunken in a river near his home.
He is author of The
Lost Light: A Civil War Mystery, about his recovery of the Cape Hatteras
lighthouse’s missing Fresnel lens, and War Zone: World War II off the North
Carolina Coast.
His appearance is made
possible by funding from the North Carolina Humanities Council, a statewide
non-profit and affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the
Friends of the Library.
The
library is located at 201 Worth Street. For further information, call
336-318-6803.
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