Fanny Campbell, The Female Pirate Captain: A Tale of The Revolution

by Maturin M. (Maturin Murray) Ballou

"Fanny Campbell, The Female Pirate Captain: A Tale of The Revolution" by Maturin Murray Ballou is a novel published in 1844. When her fiancé is seized and imprisoned aboard a British ship bound for Cuba, young Fanny Campbell disguises herself as a man to rescue him. Taking the name Channing, she signs on as a deckhand, foments a mutiny, and seizes command of the vessel. What begins as a daring rescue mission transforms into high-seas adventure as Campbell leads her crew through battles and captures during the Revolutionary War era.