7 best-selling biography memoir books like The Pirate's Wife: The Remarkable True Story of Sarah Kidd by Daphne Palmer Geanacopoulos

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

By: Daphne Palmer Geanacopoulos

3.29

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

The dramatic and deliciously swashbuckling story of Sarah Kidd, the wife of the famous pirate Capta…

If you liked the biography memoir plot in The Pirate's Wife: The Remarkable True Story of Sarah Kidd by Daphne Palmer Geanacopoulos , here is a list of 7 books like this:

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1. The Pirate Hunter: The True Story of Captain Kidd

By: Richard Zacks

3.93

Format: None pages, Paperback

A literary treasure, The Pirate Hunteris a masterpiece of historical detective work, and a rare, au… read more

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  • american history
  • biography
  • history
  • historical
  • pirates
  • nonfiction

2. The Great Hurricane: 1938

By: Cherie Burns

3.62

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

On the night of September 21,1938, news on the radio was full of the invasion of Czechoslovakia. Th… read more

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3. The Pirate's Wife: The Remarkable True Story of Sarah Kidd

By: Daphne Palmer Geanacopoulos

3.29

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

The dramatic and deliciously swashbuckling story of Sarah Kidd, the wife of the famous pirate Capta… read more

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  • american history
  • biography
  • history
  • maritime
  • historical
  • pirates
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • womens
  • audiobook
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4. The Wide Wide Sea: Imperial Ambition, First Contact and the Fateful Final Voyage of Captain James Cook

By: Hampton Sides

4.51

Format: 408 pages, Hardcover

From New York Times bestselling author Hampton Sides, an epic account of the most momentous voyage … read more

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  • biography
  • history
  • maritime
  • historical
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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5. The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War

By: Erik Larson

4.24

Format: 565 pages, Hardcover

The #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Splendid and the Vile brings to life the pivotal fi… read more

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  • american history
  • history
  • historical
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
"A house divided against itself cannot stand."

-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War

"Lincoln on a sofa was like a ship's mast on a barstool, poised in an uneasy equilibrium between relaxation and structural collapse."

-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War

"They were convinced that Britain, once confronted with the loss of Southern cotton, would ally itself with the Confederacy—the “cotton is king"

-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War

"South Carolina is too small for a Republic, and too big for an insane asylum. [James L. Petigru (1789-1863), following the state's vote to secede from the Union in 1860]"

-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War

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6. The Deerfield Massacre: A Surprise Attack, a Forced March, and the Fight for Survival in Early America

By: James L. Swanson

3.44

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

In the tradition of the New York Times bestseller Empire of the Summer Moon comes a spellbinding ac… read more

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  • american history
  • history
  • historical
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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7. The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder

By: David Grann

4.19

Format: 331 pages, Hardcover

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Killers of the Flower Moon, a page-turning story o… read more

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  • historical
  • nonfiction
  • history
  • audiobook
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8. The Sewing Girl's Tale: A Story of Crime and Consequences in Revolutionary America

By: John Wood Sweet

3.79

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

A riveting Revolutionary Era drama of the first published rape trial in American history and its lo… read more

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  • american history
  • biography
  • history
  • historical
  • nonfiction
  • womens
  • audiobook
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9. Why We Read: On Bookworms, Libraries, and Just One More Page Before Lights Out

By: Shannon Reed

3.71

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A hilarious and incisive exploration of the joys of reading from a teacher, bibliophile and Thurber… read more

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  • biography memoir
  • history
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
"I think, therefore, I cry..."

-Shannon Reed, Why We Read: On Bookworms, Libraries, and Just One More Page Before Lights Out

"Life is so much better with books than without."

-Shannon Reed, Why We Read: On Bookworms, Libraries, and Just One More Page Before Lights Out

"But reading! That I could do. When I read, I felt smart."

-Shannon Reed, Why We Read: On Bookworms, Libraries, and Just One More Page Before Lights Out

"The act of reading makes me feel safe. Not the book itself--but the exercise of running my eyes over the words. The translation from symbol into meaning. The direct, pleasant diction of the voice ins…"

-Shannon Reed, Why We Read: On Bookworms, Libraries, and Just One More Page Before Lights Out

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10. Strong Passions: A Scandalous Divorce in Old New York

By: Barbara Weisberg

3.43

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Shocking revelations of a wife’s adultery explode in an incendiary nineteenth-century trial, exposi… read more

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  • american history
  • biography
  • history
  • historical
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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11. Killing the Witches: The Horror of Salem, Massachusetts

By: Bill O'Reilly

3.67

Format: 291 pages, Hardcover

With over 19 million copies in print and a remarkable record of #1 New York Times, Wall Street Jour… read more

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  • american history
  • biography
  • history
  • historical
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of The Witch of New York: The Trials of Polly Bodine and the Cursed Birth of Tabloid Justice by C. Alexander Hortis

12. The Witch of New York: The Trials of Polly Bodine and the Cursed Birth of Tabloid Justice

By: C. Alexander Hortis

3.61

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Before the sensational cases of Amanda Knox and Casey Anthony—before even Lizzie Borden—there was P… read more

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  • american history
  • history
  • historical
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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13. Ghosts of Honolulu: A Japanese Spy, A Japanese American Spy Hunter, and the Untold Story of Pearl Harbor

By: Mark Harmon

3.75

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "A fast-paced debut...Espionage buffs will savor this vibrant account.… read more

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  • historical
  • nonfiction
  • history
  • audiobook
Cover of Left for Dead: Shipwreck, Treachery, and Survival at the Edge of the World by Eric Jay Dolin

14. Left for Dead: Shipwreck, Treachery, and Survival at the Edge of the World

By: Eric Jay Dolin

3.97

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

The true story of five castaways abandoned on the Falkland Islands during the War of 1812―a tale of… read more

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  • american history
  • history
  • maritime
  • historical
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Untold Power: The Fascinating Rise and Complex Legacy of First Lady Edith Wilson by Rebecca Boggs Roberts

15. Untold Power: The Fascinating Rise and Complex Legacy of First Lady Edith Wilson

By: Rebecca Boggs Roberts

3.81

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A nuanced portrait of the first acting woman president, written with fresh and cinematic verve by a… read more

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  • american history
  • biography
  • history
  • historical
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Throne of Grace: A Mountain Man, an Epic Adventure, and the Bloody Conquest of the American West by Tom Clavin

16. Throne of Grace: A Mountain Man, an Epic Adventure, and the Bloody Conquest of the American West

By: Tom Clavin

3.99

Format: 356 pages, Hardcover

The explosive true saga of the legendary adventurer Jedediah Smith and the Mountain Men who explore… read more

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  • american history
  • biography
  • history
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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17. Woman, Captain, Rebel: The Extraordinary True Story of a Daring Icelandic Sea Captain

By: Margaret Willson

3.93

Format: 416 pages, Paperback

A notorious crime, a lone woman fighting for equality, and the thrills of the wide-open sea A da… read more

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  • biography
  • history
  • historical
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • womens
  • audiobook
"We are survivors, harboring all the acquiring insights strengths and scars that word implies."

-Margaret Willson, Woman, Captain, Rebel: The Extraordinary True Story of a Daring Icelandic Sea Captain

"She had the courage to retain compassion, the intelligence and strength to grow wisdom. This is the meaning of resilience."

-Margaret Willson, Woman, Captain, Rebel: The Extraordinary True Story of a Daring Icelandic Sea Captain

"He dreamed of this day as he'd listened to his foster mother, Sesselja, and grandmother Ingibjörg tell of their sea adventures with the great Captain Thuridur. Their stories he knew were true because…"

-Margaret Willson, Woman, Captain, Rebel: The Extraordinary True Story of a Daring Icelandic Sea Captain

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18. The Race to the Future: 8,000 Miles to Paris―The Adventure That Accelerated the Twentieth Century

By: Kassia St. Clair

3.78

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

The rise of the automobile as told through its Rubicon moment—a sensational, high-risk race across … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
  • audiobook
Cover of After the Miracle: The Political Crusades of Helen Keller by Max Wallace

19. After the Miracle: The Political Crusades of Helen Keller

By: Max Wallace

3.82

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

In this powerful new history, New York Times bestselling author Max Wallace draws on groundbreaking… read more

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  • biography
  • history
  • historical
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • womens
Cover of Skies of Thunder: The Deadly World War II Mission Over the Roof of the World by Caroline Alexander

20. Skies of Thunder: The Deadly World War II Mission Over the Roof of the World

By: Caroline Alexander

4.00

Format: 496 pages, Hardcover

From the NYT bestelling author, a breathtaking account of combat and survival in one of the most br… read more

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  • american history
  • history
  • nonfiction
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21. My Road from Damascus

By: Jamal Saeed

4.24

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

An extraordinary account of survival in Syria’s most notorious military prisons that is written wit… read more

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  • nonfiction

16 Best audiobook books like The Pirate's Wife: The Remarkable True Story of Sarah Kidd by Daphne Palmer Geanacopoulos

Transform Your Habits

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

Daphne Palmer Geanacopoulos

3.29

Transform Your Habits

The Wide Wide Sea: Imperial Ambition, First Contact and the Fateful Final Voyage of Captain James Cook

Hampton Sides

4.51

Transform Your Habits

The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War

Erik Larson

4.24

Transform Your Habits

The Deerfield Massacre: A Surprise Attack, a Forced March, and the Fight for Survival in Early America

James L. Swanson

3.44

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

Daphne Palmer Geanacopoulos

3.29

Transform Your Habits

The Exceptions: Nancy Hopkins, MIT, and the Fight for Women in Science

Kate Zernike

4.42

Transform Your Habits

Woman, Captain, Rebel: The Extraordinary True Story of a Daring Icelandic Sea Captain

Margaret Willson

3.93

Transform Your Habits

The Girls Who Fought Crime: The Untold True Story of the Country's First Female Investigator and Her Crime Fighting Squad

Mari K. Eder

3.51

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