Reddit reviews A General History of the Pyrates (Dover Maritime)

I suggest you buy, or perhaps you can find online, this book:
http://www.amazon.com/General-History-Pyrates-Dover-Maritime/dp/0486404889/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1427080687&sr=8-1&keywords=general+history+of+pyrates

Most all of the pirate stories that we have existing today come from that book, which was published in 1722. There are over 50 pirates given biographies in the book.

A General History of the Pyrates, by Daniel DeFoe. Written in 1724. More info from Wikipedia here.

Port Royal...the most evil place on earth it was called.

http://www.amazon.com/Under-Black-Flag-Romance-Reality/dp/0156005492

http://www.amazon.com/General-History-Pyrates-Dover-Maritime/dp/0486404889/ref=pd_sim_b_2

http://www.amazon.com/The-Buccaneers-America-Dover-Maritime/dp/048640966X/ref=pd_bxgy_b_img_c

http://www.amazon.com/The-Republic-Pirates-Surprising-Caribbean/dp/015603462X/ref=pd_sim_b_11

http://www.amazon.com/The-Invisible-Hook-Economics-ebook/dp/B003SNJESU/ref=dp_kinw_strp_1?ie=UTF8&m=AG56TWVU5XWC2

Defoe

Woodard

Woodard

I'm guessing that these are the books they're using for history reference mainly.

Edit: Cordingly -Also a good resource book.

There is a Dover Press edition that is the good edition of that particular book. Here is a Amazon link

He did marry 14 times, and it's said that his last wife, Mary Osmond, was used by his crew as a sex slave. Of course, a lot of the information we have is likely rumor and propaganda so take what you read with a grain of salt. Most of what we know about Blackbeard comes from this book, written in 1724, which is also unreliable and definitely exaggerated.

You're missing The Republic of Pirates which is some of the source material for AC4BF.

A General History of the Pyrates is a contemporary account of many of the more famous pirates, historically, though much of it is hooplah.

Likewise, the devs have stated directly that they're trying to shy away from the romanticized version of pirates depicted in Hollywood cinema, so both films you have listed are not the best places to go to for reference points.