Captain Kidd: The Hunt for the Truth
- ISBN-10
- 1783032863
- ISBN-13
- 9781783032860
- Series
- Captain Kidd
- Category
- Transportation
- Pages
- 176
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2011-02-23
- Publisher
- Casemate Publishers
- Author
- Craig Cabell
Description
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.
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