The Pirate's Wife

The Remarkable True Story of Sarah Kidd

By: Daphne Palmer Geanacopoulos

Narrated by: Courtney Patterson

The dramatic and deliciously swashbuckling story of Sarah Kidd, the wife of the famous pirate Captain Kidd, charting her transformation from New York socialite to international outlaw during the Golden Age of Piracy

Captain Kidd was one of the most notorious pirates to ever prowl the seas. But few know that Kidd 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, a well-to-do woman whose extraordinary life is a lesson in reinvention and resourcefulness. Twice widowed by twenty-one and operating within the strictures of polite society in seventeenth- and eighteenth-century New York, Sarah secretly aided and abetted her husband, fighting alongside him against his accusers. More remarkable still was that Sarah not only survived the tragedy wrought by her infamous husband’s deeds, but went on to live a successful and productive life as one of New York’s most prominent citizens.

Marshaling in newly discovered primary-source documents from archives in London, New York and Boston, historian and journalist Daphne Palmer Geanacopoulos reconstructs the extraordinary life of Sarah Kidd, uncovering a rare example of the kind of life that pirate wives lived during the Golden Age of Piracy. A compelling tale of love, treasure, motherhood and survival, this landmark work of narrative nonfiction weaves together the personal and the epic in a sweeping historical story of romance and adventure.

Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.

I learned a lot!

The Pirate’s Wife: The Remarkable True Story of Sarah Kidd

Daphne Palmer Geanacopoulos

I enjoyed this book, and learned a great deal. Which is one of my favorite things to be able to say about a book.

One proviso; not a complaint… it is just a fact of life in telling certain history. The author has to say several times she cannot provide, or has to assume details because documentation simply does not exist.

That said, she is obviously well versed in her subject matter, and is making educated assumptions. I learned many things I did not know about the pirate life and life in general for the time period.

This book is definitely worth your time!

Informative and enlightening

An easy listening book showing the other side of the celebrated pirates and the more commonly told stories.

Very interesting!

Great for history buffs. Got a little lost with so many details at times for me, but overall good story.

An excellent account of Sarah Kidd

The crooked politics of the time, repeats itself today sadly. A pyrate i will choose!

Interesting bit of history

I love history and this increased my understanding of both privacy and the plight of women without property rights in the colonies. Interesting and sad.