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Blackbeard Have you ever heard of the the most roughless, daring, brave and strongest pirate of all time? If you haven’t heard about him you're about to right now. His name was blackbeard. It all began when he was born. He was born off the southwest coast of Bristol, England 1680. His mother had died at his birth, so he lived with his father. His father named him Edward Teach. His father was a fisherman who was not home very often. His education was poor as a child, so he often never had anything to do. His dad taught him how to read at the age 4. His dad got remarried when Edward was only 10, and his new stepmom was really nice to him, she taught him proper english, and how to write. His dad died when he was 17 and his mom stepmom died

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