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(Sometimes) a pirate's life for me: the story of Captain Kidd's wife

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It's not like he came home for dinner every night, but the notorious pirate William Kidd did have a wife and a home.

The safe harbor and the person who kept it for him are explored in the new book The Pirate's Wife: The Remarkable True Story of Sarah Kidd.

Sarah had been widowed twice before she took up with Captain Kidd. She not only supported and defended his work, she made a name for herself in the hard-to-navigate society of 17th- and 18th-century New York City.

Daphne Palmer Geanocoupoulos wrote the book and visits to discuss it.

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The Jefferson Exchange is Jefferson Public Radio's daily news program focused on issues, people and events across Southern Oregon and Northern California. Angela Decker is the program's senior producer, Charlie Zimmermann is the assistant producer, and Geoffrey Riley hosts the show.