Product Description

Excellent and interesting fictionalized account of young boy's tale of adventure sailing the seas and his later search for Captain William Kidd's treasure. Includes historical and biographical information of Captain Kidd and 17th century privateerism.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #3062827 in Books
• Published on: 2001-08
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 232 pages

Review
"...this volume is well written,... and hold's ones interest throughout...you will not find yourself going to sleep..." -- Kenneth J. Kinkor, Historian & Advisor to Discovery Channel expedition to Madagascar "Quest for Captain Kidd"

"An absorbing, fascinating page turner. Distinctly superior manuscript." -- Writer's Edge Review Board, February 2000

About the Author
James Franklin Fitts was born in New York in 1839. An attorney in 1860, he entered the Civil War in 1861 as a Private and was promoted to rank of Captain in 1863. After the war, he became a law partner and continued his writing as a journalist and writer of fiction. Mr. Fitts died on January 11, 1890 at the age of 51, from a heart condition related to his war wounds, two years after "Captain Kidd's Gold" was published.

Natalie West Evans, editor of "Captain Kidd's Gold" and homeschool mother of 4, discovered "Captain Kidd's Gold" in an antique store in 1998 and began research to revive this great book to get a 2nd edition out to the public

Customer Reviews

Excellent book!!!
This story mixes swashbuckling adventure, suspense and mystery-- I was hooked from the very first page! I highly recommend this book to any good reader-- but especially boys looking for an exciting story.