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The pirate's wife : the remarkable true story of Sarah Kidd / Daphne Palmer Geanacopoulos.
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.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781335429841
- ISBN: 1335429840
- Physical Description: 288 pages ; 22 cm
- Publisher: Toronto, Ontario, Canada : Hanover Square Press, 2022.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes notes, bibliographical references and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | 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. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Kidd, Sarah (Sarah E.) Kidd, William, -1701. Women > New York (State) > New York > Biography. Pirates > Great Britain > Biography. New York (N.Y.) > History > Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775. |
| Genre: | Biographies. |
Available copies
- 10 of 10 copies available at Missouri Evergreen. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Webster County.
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- 0 current holds with 10 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Webster County-Main Library-Marshfield | 910.45 Geanacopoulos (Text) | 3991368477 | * Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
