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The Pirate Hunter: The True Story of Captain Kidd
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The Pirate Hunter: The True Story of Captain Kidd Hardcover - 2002

by Richard Zacks


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Everybody knows the legend of Captain Kidd, America's most ruthless buccanneer. Few people realize that the facts of his life make for a much better tale. Kidd was actually a tough New York sea captain hired to chase pirates, a married war hero whose secret mission took a spectacularly bad turn. This harrowing tale traces Kidd's voyages in the 1690s from his home near Wall Street to Whitehall Palace in London, from the ports of the Caribbean to a secret pirate paradise off Madagascar. Author Richard Zacks, during his research, also unearthed the story of a long forgotten rogue named Robert Culliford, who dogged Kidd and led Kidd's crew to mutiny not once but twice. The lives of Kidd and Culliford play out like an unscripted duel: one man would hang in the harbor, the other would walk away with the treasure. Filled with superb writing and impeccable research, The Pirate Hunter is both a masterpiece of historical detective work and a ripping good yarn, and it delivers something rare: an authentic pirate story for grown-ups.

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New York in the summer of 1696 was an ink spot on the tip of the map of Manhattan, a struggling seaport with a meager population of 5,000, about a fifth of them African slaves.

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  • Title The Pirate Hunter: The True Story of Captain Kidd
  • Author Richard Zacks
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition First Edition
  • Pages 426
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Hachette Books, New York
  • Date 2002
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9780786865338 / 0786865334
  • Weight 1.55 lbs (0.70 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.5 x 6.75 x 1.25 in (24.13 x 17.15 x 3.18 cm)
  • Ages 18 to UP years
  • Grade levels 13 - UP
  • Library of Congress subjects Kidd, William, Pirates - New York (State)
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2002075008
  • Dewey Decimal Code B

About the author

Richard Zacks is a graduate of the Columbia Journalism School, a former syndicated columnist for the New York Daily News, and a freelance journalist for Atlantic Monthly, Time, the Village Voice, London Times, Life, and other publications.
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