Peter Coalvane was born on July 16, 1723. He grew up with a wealthy Italian merchant family. When he was fifteen his family moved to the Caribbean, where his father set up a shop on Tortuga, and Peter became a blacksmith apprentice. He was very good at his job but he had always dreamed of doing more, instead of making the swords he wanted to use them. Tortuga was a very popular port for pirates and he was able to meet many different people who all told stories of their adventures. Tales about sea monsters, sword fights, women, and gold, were all told to the boy. As much as he wanted to join the pirates and take part in these adventures he knew he couldn't, he was only a boy and he could never leave his family. So he continued his job at the blacksmith shop for two more years. It was when h