The Pirate Hunter: The True Story of Captain Kidd Zacks Richard
The Pirate Hunter: The True Story of Captain Kidd Zacks Richard Everybody knows the legend of Captain Kidd, America's most ruthless buccanneer. Kidd was actually a tough New York sea captain hired to…
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The Pirate Hunter: The True Story of Captain Kidd Zacks Richard
Everybody knows the legend of Captain Kidd, America's most ruthless buccanneer. 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. Few people realize that the facts of his life make for a much better tale.
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. 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. 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