Военная история / Why We Love Pirates: The Hunt for Captain Kidd and How He Changed Piracy Forever

Название: Why We Love Pirates: The Hunt for Captain Kidd and How He Changed Piracy Forever
Автор: Rebecca Simon
Издательство: Mango Publishing Group
Год: 2020
Страниц: 272
Язык: English
Формат: True PDF
Размер: 18 MB

Crime and punishment. 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. 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.