kidd, william

Join Jamie Flynn, who's been snatched from the docks to join Blackbeard's crew, as he learns to fight with a cutlass and pistol, and follow him as he storms a treasure ship and shares in the spoils.

Discover the life of Captain Kidd, the privateer-turned-pirate who is rumored to have buried a massive treasure near New England.

A history of the heyday of the pirates of the Indian Ocean from 1690 to 1720. Describes the exploits of William Kidd, Thomas Tew, Henry Every, and Edward England with many illustrations.

This biography of the seventeenth-century New York merchant concentrates on the last six years of his life and the mission which led to his conviction and execution.

An account of the life and adventures of respectable New York merchant who became a famous pirate and the search for his legendary buried treasure.

Fish Finelli and his friends set out to find Captain Kidd's treasure, rumored to be buried on nearby Lyons Island, but it seems like the local library director is looking for it as well--and finding the treasure may be the key to saving the island from developers.

Traces the career of buccaneer William Kidd, a New York sea captain hired to chase pirates, from his early voyages through his death on the gallows, and discusses the role played by Robert Culliford, a mutineer, in Kidd's downfall.

Two boys living along the Hudson River track historical clues and try to elude a crazed treasure-hunter as they search for bounty rumored to have been hidden in 1699.

Two boys living along the Hudson River track historical clues and try to elude a crazed treasure-hunter as they search for bounty rumored to have been hidden in 1699.

Tells the story of Captain William Kidd, a reputed pirate who, the author claims, was in fact a respectable New York sea captain who was hired by England's King William III to hunt pirates, confiscate their wealth, and divide the spoils among investors; and examines Kidd's dealings with his nemesis Robert Culliford, a true pirate in every sense of the word.