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Author: Mark Chadwick
Publisher: BRILL
Published: 2019-01-03
Total Pages: 290
ISBN-13: 9004390464
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn Piracy and the Origins of Universal Jurisdiction, Mark Chadwick relates a colourful account of how and why piracy on the high seas came to be considered an international crime subject to the principle of universal jurisdiction, prosecutable by any State in any circumstances.
Author: Graham Brooks
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Published: 1992
Total Pages: 266
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Author: Cornelius Neale Dalton
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Published: 1911
Total Pages: 352
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Thomas Bayly Howell
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Published: 1812
Total Pages: 730
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: John Abbott
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
Published: 2023-05-17
Total Pages: 394
ISBN-13: 3382507056
DOWNLOAD EBOOKReprint of the original, first published in 1874. The publishing house Anatiposi publishes historical books as reprints. Due to their age, these books may have missing pages or inferior quality. Our aim is to preserve these books and make them available to the public so that they do not get lost.
Author: Harold Wilkins
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Published: 2017-08-17
Total Pages: 404
ISBN-13: 9781974617036
DOWNLOAD EBOOKLord Birkenhead expressed the opinion that Captain William Kidd had "a scrupulously fair" trial when he was indicted at the Old Bailey for murder and piracy. From diligent research, the author of this book, Harold T. Wilkins, is able to show that the exact reverse was the case - that the Captain Kidd was railroaded to the gallows. Documents vital to Kidd's defense were withheld, he was refused the aid of counsel, and he was made the scapegoat for certain Whig politicians who were interested in cashing in on his privateering ventures. Wilkins presents papers and documents hitherto unknown to the public. The Captain's own charts, retrieved from their ingenious hiding places, are published for the first time. Someday, these manuscripts may aid in the recovery of actual treasure by those who can decipher the symbols.
Author: Barry Clifford
Publisher: Harper Collins
Published: 2004-11-02
Total Pages: 289
ISBN-13: 0060959827
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWith the help of the Discovery Channel, undersea explorer Barry Clifford fields an expedition that includes some of America's top experts in shipwreck recovery. Their goal is to find, identify, and possibly excavate the remains of history's most famous pirate ship: Captain Kidd's Adventure Galley. The search takes them to a tiny island off the coast of Madagascar, Sainte Marie, known to historians as the model for Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island. Return to Treasure Island and the Search for Captain Kidd weaves together two exciting stories: the saga of Captain William Kidd, one of history's most baffling and mysterious figures, and Barry Clifford's obsessive quest to find perhaps the most notorious pirate ship of all time. The result is a tale of treasure and adventure that ends in death -- both Kidd's and, three hundred years later, that of a rival archaeologist who attempts to stop Clifford's expedition.
Author: Craig Cabell
Publisher: Casemate Publishers
Published: 2011-02-23
Total Pages: 343
ISBN-13: 1783032863
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe execution of Captain William Kidd on 23 May 1701 is one of the most controversial and revealing episodes in the long history of piracy. The legend that has grown up around Kidds final voyage, his concealed treasure and the dubious conduct of his trial, has made him into one of the most intriguing and misunderstood figures from the golden age of piracy. For either Kidd was a legal privateer or he was a wicked pirate indeed he has been described as one of the most feared pirates to sail the high seas. But his story is complex and ambiguous. This timely new account of Kidds life and seafaring career reassesses the man and his legend it makes compelling reading.
Author: Mark Weakland
Publisher: Capstone
Published: 2012
Total Pages: 25
ISBN-13: 1404871446
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIntroduces the concepts of floating and sinking by following a fictional captain on the high seas who wonders why his boat floats and his treasure sinks.
Author: Rebecca Simon
Publisher: Mango Media Inc.
Published: 2020-11-24
Total Pages: 223
ISBN-13: 164250338X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA historian presents “an excellent guide to how pirates became the outlaw celebrities of the high seas” (Greg Jenner, host of the You’re Dead to Me podcast). During his life and even after his death, Captain William Kidd’s name was well known in England and the American colonies. He was infamous for the very crime for which he was hanged, piracy. In this book, historian Rebecca Simon dives into the details of the two-year manhunt for Captain Kidd and the events that ensued. Captain Kidd was hanged in 1701, followed by a massive British-led hunt for all pirates during a period known as the Golden Age of Piracy. Ironically, public executions only increased the popularity of pirates. And, because the American colonies relied on pirates for smuggled goods such as spices, wines, and silks, pirates tended to be protected from capture. This is the story of how pirates became popularly viewed as “Robin Hoods of the Sea”—and how these historical events were pivotal in creating the portrayal of pirates as we know them today. “Only someone who has lived in the shadows chasing faded pirates for an age, and is blessed with creativity, can pull off a book of this high caliber.” —Wreck Watch Magazine
