Discover the life of Captain Kidd, the privateer-turned-pirate who is rumored to have buried a massive treasure near New England.
Discusses the life of William Kidd, a pirate who was hanged for his actions.
Captain William Kidd and Others of the Buccaneers
Discusses the life of William Kidd, known as Captain Kidd, and examines the history of pirating and details daily life aboard a pirate ship.
Kidd handed Duncan Campbell a green silkbag, containing five pounds of bar gold, worth £250,asum that wouldbuy a nice pieceof Manhattandock land. Notelegant butso handy in these cash-scarce colonies. Campbell walked to Peter Sergeant's ...
Captain William Kidd: And Others of the Pirates Or Buccaneers who Ravaged the Seas, the Islands, and the Continents of...
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Henry Pitman, on first being forced to eat a turtle diet, complained of the “violent looseness” that it caused. He “cured” his condition by ... The rising concern of the company captains can be seen in the logs of the Sampson, L.Mar.
Using evidence from the site, Frederick Hanselmann deconstructs the tales of the nefarious captain, and what emerges is a true story of an adventurer and privateer contextualized by issues of economics, politics, empire, and individual ...
An Historical Sketch of Robin Hood and Captain Kidd
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 ...