Florida Spectacular
Take a weekly trip across Florida with authors Cathy Salustri and Rick Kilby and discover a side of Florida you never knew existed. From the scallops in Panhandle bays to the Hemingway cats in Key West, every week's a Florida adventure.
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Florida Spectacular
Florida Keys Spectacular Episode 14: There be (almost no) pirates: Black Caesar, The Princess Bride, and Pirate Taxes
Send us your Florida questions!
Were there pirates in the Florida Keys? Who was Black Caesar? What does Black Caesar have in common with The Princess Bride?
Brad Bertelli explains it all.
Links We Mentioned
Elliot Key in Biscayne National Park
Florida Keys History with Brad Bertelli, Volume II
Mostly Fake Black Caesar History
General History of Pyrates (1724)
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