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 bibliographical references (pages 225-276) 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, -1744.
Kidd, William, -1701.
Pirates > Great Britain > Biography.
Women > New York (State) > New York > Biography.
Women.
Womyn.
New York (N.Y.) > History > Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775. - Genre:
- Biographies.
Available copies
- 37 of 38 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
- 2 of 2 copies available at McDowell County Public Library.
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- 0 current holds with 38 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marion Library | BIO KID (Text) | 37810435799290 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
| Old Fort Branch Library | BIO KID (Text) | 37810438158742 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
