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Author Hanselmann, Frederick H., author.

Title Captain Kidd's lost ship : the wreck of the Quedagh Merchant / Frederick H. Hanselmann.

Publication Info. Gainesville : University Press of Florida, 2019.

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Description 1 online resource
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
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.
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Subject Kidd, William, -1701.
Kidd, William, -1701.
Shipwrecks -- Caribbean Area.
Shipwrecks.
Caribbean Area.
Pirates -- Caribbean Area.
Pirates.
Underwater archaeology.
Underwater archaeology.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Other Form: Print version: Hanselmann, Frederick H. Captain Kidd's lost ship. Gainesville : University Press of Florida, 2019 9780813056227 (DLC) 2018055524 (OCoLC)1054377806
ISBN 9780813057224 (electronic book)
0813057221 (electronic book)
9780813056227
0813056225