They came searching for Captain Kidd's buried gold. What they awakened had no head.

On a lonely island off the Connecticut coast, three treasure hunters uncover an iron-bound chest believed to contain the lost fortune of the infamous pirate Captain William Kidd.

But something is watching from the darkness.

Footsteps echo through the trees. Strange sounds disturb the night. And when the men finally reach their prize, a terrifying apparition emerges from the shadows.

A headless guardian. Blue flames erupting from the earth. And a treasure that refuses to be taken.

In this special Halloween episode of The Pirate Republic, Captain Blackquill takes you back to the real story of William Kidd—from his days as a respected privateer to his disastrous voyage, buried treasure, and execution in London in 1701.

Then we sail into the haunted folklore of Charles Island, Connecticut, where an old legend tells of a supernatural guardian protecting a pirate's lost fortune.

Part pirate history. Part dramatized ghost story. One terrifying Halloween voyage.

Some treasures are better left buried. ☠️

The ghost story is a dramatic adaptation of historical folklore, featuring fictional characters and dialogue.

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Happy Halloween, mateys! TO THE REPUBLIC!

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Blackbeard raids a merchant ship for its Madeira wine, while Christopher Condent captures a fortune—and does something almost unheard of in pirate history: he retires rich.

Two pirates. Two prizes. Two very different endings. 🏴‍☠️

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Happy Talk Like a Pirate Day! 🏴‍☠️ Captain Blackquill celebrates September 19 before sailing back to 1718, when Woodes Rogers sent former pirate Benjamin Hornigold to hunt the defiant Charles Vane. A true tale of pardons, betrayals, and pirates hunting pirates.

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Welcome back to a special audiobook presentation from The Pirate Republic.

In this episode, the story continues with Chapter 31 - The Tempest from Pirates of the Wild West, the first novel in the Storm of Time series.

This is the last chapter in the novel Pirates of the Wild West!

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Welcome back to a special audiobook presentation from The Pirate Republic.

In this episode, the story continues with Chapter 30 - The Crash from Pirates of the Wild West, the first novel in the Storm of Time series.

In this episode The Queen Anne's Revenge battles the Ironclad to escape into the sea while the storm rages.

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Welcome back to a special audiobook presentation from The Pirate Republic.

In this episode, the story continues with Chapter 29 - The Crossing from Pirates of the Wild West, the first novel in the Storm of Time series.

In this episode The Queen Anne's Revenge attempts to escape from San Francisco Bay.

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Welcome back to a special audiobook presentation from The Pirate Republic.

In this episode, the story continues with Chapter 28 - Strike the Colors from Pirates of the Wild West, the first novel in the Storm of Time series.

In this episode Blackbeard escapes to the Queen Anne's Revenge, joining his awaiting crew.

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Welcome back to a special audiobook presentation from The Pirate Republic.

In this episode, the story continues with Chapter 27 - A Short Trip to Hell from Pirates of the Wild West, the first novel in the Storm of Time series.

In this episode we are at the hanging of Blackbeard in San Francisco

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