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Captain Kidd's lost ship : the wreck of the Quedagh Merchant / Frederick H. Hanselmann.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hanselmann, Frederick H., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Shipwrecks--Caribbean Area.
- Shipwrecks.
- Pirates--Caribbean Area.
- Pirates.
- Underwater archaeology.
- Kidd, William, -1701.
- Kidd, William.
- Caribbean Area.
- Physical Description:
- xxii, 198 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Gainesville, FL : University Press of Florida, [2019]
- Summary:
- This book uses historical and archaeological evidence to identify the wreck of Quedagh Merchant and deconstruct the tales of the nefarious Captain Kidd. The analysis takes in the site's main features, wood samples from the hull, the hull's construction, and mass spectrometry of sampled ballast stones.
- Contents:
- Theoretical models for interpretation
- Globalization, trade, piracy, and scandal
- The tale of Captain Kidd and the Quedagh Merchant
- Archaeological investigations and shipwreck identification
- The shipwreck as a living museum in the sea.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780813056227
- 0813056225
- OCLC:
- 1054377806
- Publisher Number:
- 99981795428
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