New DVD Tells Story of Chesapeake Bay Pirates

June 13, 2010 - PRLog -- The pirates who preyed on Spanish shipping in the Caribbean also visited Chesapeake Bay and a new DVD, “The Pirates of Chesapeake Bay,” tells their story.

The 38-minute documentary was produced by Real History, LLC, a Northern Neck-based video publisher.

“The Chesapeake, with its many rivers and inlets, was both a hideout and a hunting ground for pirates, from the late 17th through the 18th centuries,” said Mark Huffman, executive producer of the documentary. “Not only did they capture ships, they often plundered plantations. For much of the colonial period, pirates were considered a terrible menace, especially in Virginia.

The documentary features interviews with Marc Nucup, Associate Curator at Mariner’s Museum, Newport News, Va.; Michael Cobb, Curator of Hampton History Museum, Hampton, Va., and Al Chewning and Michael Rippl, co-founders of “The Moody Crewe” pirate re-enactors, Virginia Beach, Va. Members of the “crewe” also appear in the video.

“The pirates’ story in a fascinating one,” Huffman said. “Though considered outlaws, they lived by democratic values long before true democracy took root in the New World.”

The DVD sells for a retail price of $14 at stores throughout Chesapeake Bay country, as well as online at www.PiratesOfChesapeakeBay.com. The DVDs are for sale locally at Kilmarnock Antique Gallery and at the Historic Christ Church gift shop.

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About Real History LLC: We are a Virginia-based video publisher specializing in historical subjects.