Captain Kidd's Lost Ship : The Wreck of the Quedagh Merchant /

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This book uses historical and archaeological evidence to identify the wreck of Quedagh Merchant and deconstruct the tales of the nefarious Captain Kidd. The analysis takes in the site's main features, wood samples from the hull, the hull's construction, and mass spectrometry of sampled bal...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hanselmann, Frederick H. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Gainesville : University Press of Florida, 2019.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Kidd, William, > -1701.
Underwater archaeology.
Shipwrecks.
Pirates.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Archaeology.
underwater archaeology.
Archeologie sous-marine.
Pirates > Caraïbes (Region)
Naufrages > Caraïbes (Region)
Pirates > Caribbean Area.
Shipwrecks > Caribbean Area.
Caribbean Area.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Theoretical models for interpretation
  • Globalization, trade, piracy, and scandal
  • The tale of Captain Kidd and the Quedagh Merchant
  • Archaeological investigations and shipwreck identification
  • The shipwreck as a living museum in the sea.

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