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Author : John Stevens Cabot Abbott
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 398 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1874
Category : Adventure and adventurers
ISBN : CORNELL:31924021538271
Author : Craig Cabell,Graham A. Thomas,Allan Richards
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
Page : 343 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2011-02-23
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9781783032860
The execution of Captain William Kidd on 23 May 1701 is one of the most controversial and revealing episodes in the long history of piracy. The legend that has grown up around Kidds final voyage, his concealed treasure and the dubious conduct of his trial, has made him into one of the most intriguing and misunderstood figures from the golden age of piracy. For either Kidd was a legal privateer or he was a wicked pirate indeed he has been described as one of the most feared pirates to sail the high seas. But his story is complex and ambiguous. This timely new account of Kidds life and seafaring career reassesses the man and his legend it makes compelling reading.
Author : Don C. Seitz
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2013-02-06
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9780486148366
Based on official admiralty records, this volume offers an astonishing glimpse into the world of 17th-century piracy, the English judicial system, and the dialogue from the actual trial.
Author : John Abbott
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 394 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2023-05-17
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9783382507046
Reprint of the original, first published in 1874. The publishing house Anatiposi publishes historical books as reprints. Due to their age, these books may have missing pages or inferior quality. Our aim is to preserve these books and make them available to the public so that they do not get lost.
Author : Cornelius Neale Dalton
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 135 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2022-09-04
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:8596547222033
DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "The Real Captain Kidd: A Vindication" by Cornelius Neale Dalton. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.
Author : Robert C. Ritchie
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 269 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1989-03-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9780674266711
The legends that die hardest are those of the romantic outlaw, and those of swashbuckling pirates are surely among the most durable. Swift ships, snug inns, treasures buried by torchlight, palm-fringed beaches, fabulous riches, and, most of all, freedom from the mean life of the laboring man are the stuff of this tradition reinforced by many a novel and film. It is disconcerting to think of such dashing scoundrels as slaves to economic forces, but so they were—as Robert Ritchie demonstrates in this lively history of piracy. He focuses on the shadowy figure of William Kidd, whose career in the late seventeenth century swept him from the Caribbean to New York, to London, to the Indian Ocean before he ended in Newgate prison and on the gallows. Piracy in those days was encouraged by governments that could not afford to maintain a navy in peacetime. Kidd’s most famous voyage was sponsored by some of the most powerful men in England, and even though such patronage granted him extraordinary privileges, it tied him to the political fortunes of the mighty Whig leaders. When their influence waned, the opposition seized upon Kidd as a weapon. Previously sympathetic merchants and shipowners did an about-face too and joined the navy in hunting down Kidd and other pirates. By the early eighteenth century, pirates were on their way to becoming anachronisms. Ritchie’s wide-ranging research has probed this shift in the context of actual voyages, sea fights, and adventures ashore. What sort of men became pirates in the first place, and why did they choose such an occupation? What was life like aboard a pirate ship? How many pirates actually became wealthy? How were they governed? What large forces really caused their downfall? As the saga of the buccaneers unfolds, we see the impact of early modern life: social changes and Anglo-American politics, the English judicial system, colonial empires, rising capitalism, and the maturing bureaucratic state are all interwoven in the story. Best of all, Captain Kidd and the War against the Pirates is an epic of adventure on the high seas and a tale of back-room politics on land that captures the mind and the imagination.
Author : Mitchell Lane Publishers Inc.
Publisher : Mitchell Lane Publishers, Inc.
Page : 47 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2015-09-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781680200355
Stories of famous pirates from around the world are retold in this fast-moving series; Each book includes an analysis page in each chapter that helps the kids understand what is real and what might have been fictionalized over time; Each book provides a concluding chapter that recounts for the kids whether the pirate is more legend or mostly truth.
Author : John Abbott
Publisher : Litres
Page : 313 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2022-01-29
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9785040760855
Author : Abbott John S. C.
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1901
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0243768389
Author : Sue L. Hamilton
Publisher : ABDO
Page : 34 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2007-01-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781604532517
Discusses the life of William Kidd, known as Captain Kidd, and examines the history of pirating and details daily life aboard a pirate ship.
Author : Charles River Charles River Editors
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 88 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2018-02-28
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1986072991
*Includes historic illustrations of Kidd and important people and events in his life. *Includes a profile of Kidd from Captain Charles Johnson's pirate history. *Includes Kidd's own account of the controversial expedition that resulted in his trial. *Discusses the legends and controversies surrounding Kidd and his trial. *Includes a Bibliography for further reading. "My name is Captain Kidd, who has sailed, who has sailed,My name is Captain Kidd, who has sailed.My name is Captain Kidd;What the laws did still forbidUnluckily I did while I sailed, while I sailed." - A verse from Captain Kidd's Farewell to the Seas The people who have lived outside the boundaries of normal societies and refused to play by the rules have long fascinated the world, and nowhere is this more evident than the continuing interest in the pirates of centuries past. As the subjects of books, movies, and even theme park rides, people continue to let their imaginations go when it comes to pirates, with buried treasure, parrots, and walking the plank all ingrained in pop culture's perception of them. Charles River Editors' Legendary Pirates series covers the lives, piracy, legends, myths, and legacies of history's most famous pirates. There are a number of famous pirates in history, but one of them may not have been a pirate at all. Captain William Kidd has been remembered for over 300 years as a pirate and his name is synonymous with piracy today, but he was far from the most bloodthirsty or most prosperous because he insisted he wasn't one at all. In fact, Kidd's entire reputation is based on the most notorious trial in the history of piracy. Like many pirates, Kidd got his start by being an English privateer assigned to fight the French, and later he was ironically asked to attack pirates around the English colonies of New Hampshire and New York. Kidd established some connections with powerful people in the New World, affording him the luxury of a large ship with which to capture pirates, but he would become notorious and controversial for killing one of his own crew members in 1697. When Kidd found himself at odds with the Royal Navy over the impressment of his crew, charges of piracy were lobbed at him, and by 1698 he was a wanted man. Aware of what would happen if he was caught, Kidd was tricked into coming to Boston by an investor in his expedition who betrayed him and had him arrested. In addition to being personally questioned by Parliament, Kidd's trial became a political football between the Whigs and Tories, and ultimately it produced a controversial conviction and execution of the notorious captain in 1701. Historians and scholars have been debating whether Kidd was a pirate or murderer ever since. Legendary Pirates: The Life and Legacy of Captain William Kidd looks at the controversial life and career of the infamous captain, attempting to separate fact from fiction while analyzing his lasting legacy. Along with pictures depicting important people, places, and events in his life, you will learn about Kidd like you never have before, in no time at all.
Author : John Abbott
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2021-04-07
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1592181627
Author : John Abbott
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2017-05-18
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1546788972
THERE are but few persons, in the United States, who have not heard the name of the renowned pirate, Captain Kidd. There are also but few to be found who have any intelligent conception of his wild and guilty career. The banks of the Hudson, the islands scattered through the Sound which skirts the southern New-England coast, and the wild rivers and craggy harbors which fringe the rugged shores of Maine, are all rich with legends of the exploits and hiding-places of this notorious buccaneer.Thousands of fanatical people have employed themselves in digging among the rocks and sands, in search of treasure of gold and jewels supposed to have been buried, in iron-bound chests, by this chief of outlaws. It was well known that he had plundered many a rich Spanish galleon, laden with golden coin, bound to or from the colonies. Many a Spanish lady had been compelled to walk blindfolded the awful plank, until she was jostled into the sea, while her chests of golden ingots and diamonds fell into the hands of brutal assassins.It was not always easy for the pirates to dispose of these treasures. They were sometimes pursued by men-of-war. Doubtless, as a measure of safety, they did at times bury their spoil, intending at a convenient hour to return and reclaim it. And it can hardly be questioned that, in some cases, pursued, harassed, cut up, they never did return. Therefore it may be that there is treasure still hidden in some secluded spot, which may remain, through all coming ages unless by some accident discovered. This belief has, in bygone days, nerved many a treasure-seeker to months of toil, all along our northern coast, from Passamaquoddy Bay to the Jerseys...
Author : Richard Zacks
Publisher : Hachette Books
Page : 585 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2003-06-18
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781401398187
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.
Author : Willard Hallam Bonner
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1947
Category : Science
ISBN : UOM:39015013268282