{"product_id":"captain-kidd-a-true-story-of-treasure-and-betrayal-hardcover","title":"Captain Kidd: A True Story of Treasure and Betrayal - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSamuel Marquis\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA breakneck adventure of war, romance, and politics in the golden age of piracy.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCaptain William Kidd stands as one of the most notorious \"pirate\" outlaws ever, but his legend is tainted by a bed of lies. Having captivated imaginations for more than three hundred years and inspired many stories about pirates, troubling questions remain. Was he really a criminal or is the truth more inconvenient: that he was a buccaneer's worst nightmare, a revered pirate hunter turned fall guy for scheming politicians? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eCaptain Kidd\u003c\/i\u003e, his ninth-great-grandson, bestselling author Samuel Marquis, reveals the real story. Kidd was an English American privateer and leading New York husband and father. The King of England himself dubbed Kidd \"trusty and well-beloved,\" and some historians describe him as a \"worthy, honest-hearted, steadfast, much -enduring sailor\" who was the \"victim of a deliberate travesty of justice.\" With honors far more esteemed than the menacing Blackbeard, or any other sea rover at the turn of the seventeenth century, how can Kidd be considered both gentleman and pirate, both hero and villain? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMarquis' biography recreates Kidd's perilous world of explosive naval warfare and the daring integrity he exemplified as a pirate hunter, as well as the political scandal that entangled Kidd in British-American history, rocking the New World and the Old, and threatening England's valuable trade with India. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eCaptain Kidd \u003c\/i\u003eis both thrilling and tragic. Behind the legend is a real man woven into the tapestry of early America, rendering him a unique colonial hero and scapegoat whose life story was fascinating, exciting, bizarre, and heartrending.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe ninth-great-grandson of legendary privateer Captain William Kidd, Samuel Marquis, M.S., P.G., is a professional hydrogeologist, expert witness, and bestselling, award-winning author of twelve American non-fiction-history, historical-fiction, and suspense books, covering primarily the period from colonial America through WWII. His American history and historical fiction books have been #1 \u003ci\u003eDenver Post\u003c\/i\u003e bestsellers and received multiple national book awards in both fiction and non-fiction categories (\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eForeword Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e Book of the Year, American Book Fest and USA Best Book, Readers' Favorite, Beverly Hills, Independent Publisher, Colorado Book Awards, and others). His historical titles have garnered glowing reviews from bestselling authors, colonial American history and maritime historians, U.S. military veterans, \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eForeword Reviews \u003c\/i\u003e(5 Stars).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.42 x 9.06 x 6.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 13, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51978261627181,"sku":"9781635769685","price":32.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/U3uOYbftvt9781635769685.webp?v=1775801323","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/captain-kidd-a-true-story-of-treasure-and-betrayal-hardcover","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}