Treasure and Intrigue: The Legacy of Captain Kidd
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.21 (890 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1550024094 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 348 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-06-18 |
| Language | : | English |
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Book Review Michael Farrell Finally an author who deals honestly with the mystery of Oak Island and Captain Kidd. This book is a new starting point for all those history, pirate and treasure buffs who are eagerly awaiting plausible explanations and probabilities to one of the worlds great unsolved mysteries. Oak Island and did Captain Kidd rea. boring During the past few weeks I've read some great books on the sea in general and pirates in particular: Zach's Pirate Hunter, Connaughton's Umai, Alexander's The Bounty, Salmond's Bligh, Collingridge's Cook; some less good: Kinstam's Pirates Predators of the Seas, and, finally, the one I'm writing this review on: Grah
He has authored a number of articles and books of a technical and historical nature, including The Destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah: A Geotechnical Perspective, which was the basis for a recent BBC documentary, and Oak Island and its Lost Treasure.. Graham Harris is a retired civil engineer living in Bedeque, PEI
"a fascinating mystery story that Harris examines from a fresh and refreshing perspectiveextremely well written." (The Northern Mariner)"this is a fluidly-written meditation on an intriguing subject, and all in all, a fun read." (International Journal of Maritime History)
This book examines Kidd’s life against the backdrop of piracy in the Indian Ocean and concludes that there is much to justify his claim, and even more to his story - a life of piracy thrust upon him by noble backers, men who broke their own laws and then let him die for their crimes.. In the years since, maps to the fabled island have appeared and there have been many attempts to recover that treasure. Three hundred years ago, Captain Kidd was hanged for piracy, but before died he claimed to have hidde