User:Fanny Campbell

Fanny Campbell is a name taken from a 19th century publication titled "Fanny Campbell, the female pirate captain: a tale of the revolution."

The book was penned by Maturin Murray Ballou (1820-1895) pseudonymously as Lieutenant Murray. Fanny Campbell was first published in Boston, 1845, by Frederick Gleason's United States Publishing House.

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The choosing of this user name was intended as a tip of the Tricorne to the Orange Coast College mascot, Pete the Pirate.

Most of this book is about Fanny eating potatoes