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Overview""[A] striking, thoroughly researched depiction of just how much persistence and inventiveness it took for a woman in Colonial America to retain security and dignity over the course of her life."" --Christian Science Monitor Few know that Captain Kidd, one of the most notorious pirates to ever prowl the seas, had an accomplice, a behind-the-scenes player who enabled his plundering and helped him outpace his enemies. That accomplice was his wife, Sarah Kidd, whose extraordinary life is a lesson in reinvention and resourcefulness. Twice widowed by twenty-one and a successful New York merchant in her own right, Sarah secretly aided and abetted her husband, fighting alongside him against his accusers. Marshaling in newly discovered primary source documents, historian and journalist Daphne Palmer Geanacopoulos reconstructs Sarah's extraordinary life, uncovering a rare example of the kind of life that pirate wives lived during the Golden Age of Piracy. This landmark work in women's history weaves together the personal and the epic in a sweeping story of romance and adventure. ""Engaging and well-paced."" --Library Journal, starred review ""A fascinating story that is as entertaining as it is factual."" --Tracey Enerson Wood, internationally bestselling author of The Engineer's Wife and The War Nurse Full Product DetailsAuthor: GEANACOPOULOS DAPHNE PALMERPublisher: Harlequin (UK) Imprint: Mills & Boon Dimensions: Width: 13.30cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 20.10cm Weight: 0.213kg ISBN: 9781335018281ISBN 10: 133501828 Pages: 288 Publication Date: 29 October 2024 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Book Publisher's Status: Unspecified Availability: Not yet available This item is yet to be released. You can pre-order this item and we will dispatch it to you upon its release. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationDr. Daphne Palmer Geanacopoulos is a historian, journalist and author of The Pirate Next Door: The Untold Story of Eighteenth Century Pirates' Wives, Families and Communities. Her writing has appeared in the New York Times, the Washington Post, Southern Living, Virginia Business and other outlets. She lives in South Yarmouth, Massachusetts, with her husband, David. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |