Treasure and intrigue : the legacy of Captain Kidd /

Three hundred years ago, Captain Kidd was hanged for piracy, but before died he claimed to have hidden a vast fortune in the Indies. In the years since, maps to the fabled island have appeared and there have been many attempts to recover that treasure. This book examines Kidd's life against the...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Harris, Graham, 1937-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Toronto, Ont. : Dundurn Press, ©2002.
Colección:desLibris. Books collection.
Temas:
Kidd, William, > -1701.
Kidd, William, > m. 1701.
1600-1699
Pirates > Great Britain > Biography.
Pirates > Indian Ocean > History > 17th century.
Pirates > Grande-Bretagne > Biographies.
Pirates > Indien, Océan > Histoire > 17e siècle.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Historical.
TRAVEL > Cruises.
Pirates.
Great Britain.
Indian Ocean.
Electronic books.
Biography
Biographies.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: Pieces of the puzzle
  • The hanging of Captain Kidd
  • The riches of the East
  • Piracy in the Indian Ocean
  • Captain Kidd and his commission
  • The sailing of the Adventure Galley
  • The taking of the Queddah Merchant
  • Robert Culliford and the encounter at St. Marie
  • Navigation in the seventeenth century
  • The Kidd-Palmer charts
  • Treasure Island
  • William Dampier, buccaneer
  • Captain Charles Johnson
  • The long voyage home
  • Testimonies and letters
  • Recovering the treasure
  • Appendix I. Articles of agreement signed at New York for the voyage of the Adventure Galley
  • Appendix II. Biographical details of Kidd's and Culliford's crews
  • Appendix III. Kidd's backers and others.

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