FARQUHAR: She was a little bit off-centered woman from South Carolina who met up with this pirate, Calico Jack Rackham. FARQUHAR: I mean, nothing like a female pirate to pique my interest. We always seem to ignore them in favor of the familiar icons. Because these are the second tier of American history, the overlooked, neglected notables. I would love this to do well so I can write ten more volumes. FARQUHAR: Yeah, and 30 is frustrating because there's thousands of these people who need to be rescued. Now, I love that your book is 250 pages long and it has 30 biographies in it. MICHAEL FARQUHAR (Author, "A Treasure of Foolishly Forgotten Americans"): Thanks for having me, Andrea. Author Michael Farquhar has a new book of them called "A Treasure of Foolishly Forgotten Americans." These are people who for some reason official history has overlooked. Here's a very short introduction to an equally short subject: mini-biographies.
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