This is a tale of swashbuckling adventure on the high seas of the 17th century. Captain William Kidd was not actually a pirate, but employed by King William III to track down pirates and requisition their treasure - the semi-legal role of the "privateer". As a counterpoint to his story, Zacks also tells the forgotten story of his great rival, Robert Culliford, an utterly ruthless buccaneer who flew a blood red flag which signified "no mercy" and whose surgeon was named Jon Death. Kidd's and Culliford's paths were to cross ...
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This is a tale of swashbuckling adventure on the high seas of the 17th century. Captain William Kidd was not actually a pirate, but employed by King William III to track down pirates and requisition their treasure - the semi-legal role of the "privateer". As a counterpoint to his story, Zacks also tells the forgotten story of his great rival, Robert Culliford, an utterly ruthless buccaneer who flew a blood red flag which signified "no mercy" and whose surgeon was named Jon Death. Kidd's and Culliford's paths were to cross again and again during the course of their lives, but in a tale of double-crossing, betrayal and political scandal, the outcome was not as expected. One of these men would end up hanging on the gallows of the London dockside; the other would walk away with the treasure.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. Clean from markings. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. Dust jacket in fair condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 850grams, ISBN: 9780755311316.
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Very good in Very good jacket. VGC. Review, 2003. First UK edition-first printing(10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1). Tan hardback(silver lettering to the spine, small scratch and nick on the cover) with Dj(small scratches, nicks and crease on the Dj cover), both in VGC. Illustrated with b/w drawings, maps. Nice and clean pages but with some damp damage on the edges of page 20 to 60, two pencil marks impressions on the edge of the first blank page of the book, a couple of small creases on the edges of the pages. The book is in VGC with light shelf wear.422pp including Sources and index. Price un-clipped.
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The author apparently did considerable research - a plus. However, some of the detail of the research is not entirely relevant - a negative. All in all, joyful reading and a facinating journey. Educational as well.
Lara
Mar 6, 2008
Five Star Account of the Kidd Saga
I rarely give any book a five star rating but I DO for this one. A historian, Richard Zacks, painstakingly hunts down evidence of the whole long saga of Kidd's life and travels, and the misbegotten final privateering trek to the East Indies. He even finds the crucial lost letters of marque that would have solidified Kidd's claim that the ships he robbed were legal prey when he looted them. An incredible job. The book is sprinkled with period art, maps, actual court testimony and text of letters. An impressive list of sources plus a helpful index in the back. Bravo.
