The pirate's wife
the remarkable true story of Sarah Kidd
Book - 2022
In work of narrative nonfiction filled with romance and high seas adventure, a historian and journalist charts the life of Sarah Kidd, who secretly aided and abetted her infamous husband, pirate Captain Kidd, from within the strictures of polite society in seventeenth- and eighteenth-century New York.
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| Language: | English |
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada :
Hanover Square Press,
[2022]
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| 100 | 1 | |a Geanacopoulos, Daphne Palmer, |e author. | |
| 245 | 1 | 4 | |a The pirate's wife : |b the remarkable true story of Sarah Kidd / |c Daphne Palmer Geanacopoulos. |
| 264 | 1 | |a Toronto, Ontario, Canada : |b Hanover Square Press, |c [2022] | |
| 300 | |a 288 pages ; |c 22 cm | ||
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| 505 | 0 | |a Prologue -- Sarah's new world -- William Cox and the she-merchant - Mayhem and tragedy -- Debts and bills -- Dead men tell no tales -- The golden age of piracy -- Fletcher's friends -- London -- Provisioning in New York -- Waiting -- Emott's secret -- Taking precautions -- Safe haven on Block Island -- Reunited -- Accomplice -- Buried treasure -- Confronting Bellomont -- Kidd's narrative -- Bellomont's secret -- Imprisoned -- The pirate's wife -- The king's ship -- Newgate -- Kidd's good deed -- Trial -- Tragic news -- New beginnings -- Full circle. | |
| 520 | |a In work of narrative nonfiction filled with romance and high seas adventure, a historian and journalist charts the life of Sarah Kidd, who secretly aided and abetted her infamous husband, pirate Captain Kidd, from within the strictures of polite society in seventeenth- and eighteenth-century New York. | ||
| 520 | |a Captain Kidd was one of the most notorious pirates to ever prowl the seas. Few know that he had an accomplice who enabled his plundering and helped him outpace his enemies: his wife, Sarah Kidd. Geanacopoulos reconstructs Sarah Kidd's life: Love, treasure, motherhood and survival. Sarah not only survived her husband, but went on to live a successful and productive life as one of New York's most prominent citizens. -- adapted from jacket | ||
| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-276) and index. | ||
| 600 | 1 | 0 | |a Kidd, Sarah, |d -1744. |
| 600 | 1 | 0 | |a Kidd, William, |d -1701. |
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| 650 | 0 | |a Women |z New York (State) |z New York |v Biography. | |
| 651 | 0 | |a New York (N.Y.) |x History |y Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775. | |
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