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The Pirate Hunter: The True Story of Captain Kidd
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Adventurers & ExplorersHistorical FiguresColonial Period (1600-1775)
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ISBN10: 0786884517
ISBN13: 9780786884513
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Published: Jun 18 2003
Pages: 434
Weight: 0.79
Height: 0.93 Width: 5.23 Depth: 7.99
Language: English
ISBN13: 9780786884513
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Published: Jun 18 2003
Pages: 434
Weight: 0.79
Height: 0.93 Width: 5.23 Depth: 7.99
Language: English
Everybody knows the legend of Captain Kidd, America's most ruthless buccanneer. Few people realize that the facts of his life make for a much better tale. Kidd was actually a tough New York sea captain hired to chase pirates, a married war hero whose secret mission took a spectacularly bad turn.
This harrowing tale traces Kidd's voyages in the 1690s from his home near Wall Street to Whitehall Palace in London, from the ports of the Caribbean to a secret pirate paradise off Madagascar. Author Richard Zacks, during his research, also unearthed the story of a long forgotten rogue named Robert Culliford, who dogged Kidd and led Kidd's crew to mutiny not once but twice. The lives of Kidd and Culliford play out like an unscripted duel: one man would hang in the harbor, the other would walk away with the treasure. Filled with superb writing and impeccable research, The Pirate Hunter is both a masterpiece of historical detective work and a ripping good yarn, and it delivers something rare: an authentic pirate story for grown-ups.
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