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Answer to "Who is the pirate in the Gold Bug?" Captain Kidd
It was a skull and crossbones.
Captain Kidd
his flag was a skull with 2 bones
captain kidd
Jack Bonnet
Captain Kidd is the pirate whose treasure is being sought in The Gold Bug.
He was a pirate and took ships that he found on the high seas.
William Kidd's nickname was "Captain Kidd." He was a Scottish sailor who became a notorious pirate in the late 17th century.
William kidd the pirate was a pirate then got hung for being a spy
The cast of The Treasure of Captain Kidd - 1913 includes: Edwin Clarke as Modern Lover Bigelow Cooper as Captain Kidd Harry Gripp as Pirate Lover Gladys Hulette as Modern Sweetheart Laura Sawyer as Hannah Richard Tucker
captain Kidd was appointed to the ship "the adventure gallery" he was assigned to capture all french ships and pirates of Madagascar. Captain Kidd felt his crew was lacking, so he recruiter a gang of cutthroats and sailed for Madagascar, but he felt the cutthroats were undependable and they left Kidd's ship for the pirates. the rest of his crew declared mutiny unless Kidd agreed to become a pirate himself. Kidd refused and in battle with his crew he killed a man. This changed Kidd for life, and he decided that maybe he had a taste for killing and blundering after all. but i thought he was the best pirate and captain. THIS DOES NOT TELL HOW HE BECAME A PIRATE