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Captain Kidd's Privateer Fortune

 Privateer turned remorseful pirate A considerable number of researchers and fans of pirate lore tend to associate Captain William Kidd as without doubt, one of the worst pirates in history. William's mark on the pirate world is one too often presumed as fueled by illogical decision, yet there are a handful of researchers who believe Kidd's reign to instead be calculated and cunning. Some of those unsavory decisions placed Kidd in an unsettling position and he spent the latter part of his privateer career attempting to restore England's faith in his actions. William however did not fall short in catching targets off-guard, or in presenting alliances with unexpected and sometimes unorthodox methods for obtaining bounty. This paints a very different picture of Captain Kidd, instead as a master savvy sailor who's secrets attribute to success beyond common measures of privateering wit. Depiction of William Kidd ( Nano Banana ) During the 1690's, Captain William worked f...

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