Gentlemen of Fortune

Time 2020-09-28 07:03:03

Web Name: Gentlemen of Fortune

WebSite: http://www.gentlemenoffortune.com

ID:62533

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Welcome to all those interested in Pirate Living History andPirate Reenacting! On these pages you will find information helpful to those peopleinterested in historical clothing and equipment for Late 17th and Early18th Century seamen. I have finished over half of the website update. It has been amonumental task (at least for me) converting myhodgepodge-cobble-together site into a seamless easier to maintainversion using CSS. Most of the major renovations have happened,however, not all the pages have been updated to the new format yet. Itscoming, I just need some more time. I should admit upfront that I am not a professional webdesigner, and as this is a HOBBY, I can only devote the limited amountof time that the "Warden", aka My Wife, will allow. That being said, I am pretty proud of my little bit of cyber realestate as I feel that THERE IS NOTHING LIKE IT ON THE WEB. Most sitesrehash the same old hoo-haz about fill-in-the-blank famous pirate, withlittle to distinguish itself from other sites. So if you want "general"information on the history of piracy in the 18th century, this ain'tthe place. But, if you want nitty gritty details about how a sailor/pirate wouldhave looked in 1711 (or any time from 1680ish to 1720ish), than look nofurther. You can navigate through the waters of these pages in a coupleof ways. At the top left (in a blue table) of every page, there are themajorcategories of this site.Each one of the major categories has a number of subsections for you toexplore which you can get to via the navigation bar that runs down theleft side of eachpage. The navigation bar has a graphic with description that whenclicked, will link you to a pagethat discusses that item in detail....and want to expand your horizons about what historical pirates were.Kudos for not taking Hollywood's word for it!You should find a lot of interesting info on these pages, and,if you have specific comments or questions, each page "should" have alink at the bottom thatenables you to contact us. You can send us your comments, criticisms,atta-boys, and even the "you are a frggin idiot!"s. I am always lookingfor new and pertinentinformation, so if you want something clarified, feel something ismissing, or have your two cents to add, please drop me a line.Lastly, this site is a healthy mix of original material, and that whichhas been collected here and there over the years. A special thanks goesto the folks in re-enactment groups, forums, and e-mail lists that Ihave worked with to try to get the best information currentlyavailable. I try to give credit where its due, and if I have used pictures fromanother site, I have embedded the URL of the site I where got thepicture from or have captioned the graphic with the artist or placewhere it has come from.If I have "borrowed" something from your site and havenot given credit, please contact me as I will make amends as soon aspossible. At the same time, if you have used this site to help fluff upyour own piece of cyber space, please, do me the courtesy of at leastacknowledging my site on your links page. I can't tell youhow often I come across "my own stuff" on otherpeople's websites and then find that they haven'teven include Gentlemen of Fortune on their links page. I am not surewhether it is a guilty conscience or what, but please,don't be a jerk. If you are here to get as muchfrom my site as you can, please try to link back here and share thelove. Historical Pirate interpretation can be a sticky wicket, as there are alot of grey areas where theories have yet to be proven (or disproved).Debate rages on while new information rears its head from time to time.That means, while something "may have" existed, if it cannot be provenvia period artifacts, documentation, or period images, than its notgoing to make it to these pages. There are a lot of myths that are held as the truth, and things takenfor granted that just don't hold water under close scrutiny, and theyare cast to the wayside here at GoF.We, at Gentlemenoffortune.com, like to grill the occasional fantasypirate sacred cow now and again, so bring yourfavorite barbeque sauce and lets get started!original site up and functional, and those that have help with therebuild. Whether you were an antagonist on a pirate forum, a newbiewith a fresh perspective, or an ol' salt who allowed me to pick yourbrain, this site wouldn't be here if it wasn't for you. Also, a specialthanks goes to Danielle for giving me the time, and to C.A Salone forhelp getting this to look respectable!money. To keep my wife off my back, its nice if my "hobby" can pay foritself. Thus, I have several hot links to the Pirates Library, where ifyou buy the book at the linked Amazon.com site, Gentlemen of Fortunegets a small fee for referrals. Its small, but, if you are going to buythe book anyway, this is a great way for you to help us out.Also, Gentlemen of Fortune has a few products for sale which you cancheck out in the Slop Store, or in the sections that discuss the item.Click the graphics above to jump to that section

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