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Author Hanselmann, Frederick H., author

Title Captain Kidd's lost ship : the wreck of the Quedagh Merchant / Frederick H. Hanselmann
Published Gainesville : University Press of Florida, 2019

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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
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Kidd, William, -1701.
SUBJECT Kidd, William, -1701 fast
Subject Shipwrecks -- Caribbean Area
Pirates -- Caribbean Area
Underwater archaeology.
underwater archaeology.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Archaeology.
Pirates
Shipwrecks
Underwater archaeology
Caribbean Area
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780813057224
0813057221