Captain Kidd Had a Public Relations Problem 1701 ~ Comfort Colors Long Sleeve Tee
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Had a Royal Commission ~ Still Ended Up the Headline
William Kidd sailed with a royal privateering commission in 1695. By 1698 he was declared a pirate. Arrested in Boston in 1699 and shipped to London, he became a political show, one party using him to embarrass the powerful men who had backed him. He was hanged at Execution Dock on 23 May 1701.
- For the one who manages the narrative: A gift for the publicist who survived a bad news cycle, the marketer who knows the story beats the facts, and the office scapegoat.
- Brand damage, total: License, backers, ship, and he still lost the only vote that counted, the jury's.
- Spun by: Part of Pirate History & Legends, where the men who hired him stayed out of the story and he became it.
Damien swears the best stories start after sundown on the dock, when the breeze turns cool and nobody wants to go below deck ~ this Comfort Colors long sleeve tee is made for exactly that watch: soft garment-dyed ring-spun cotton, a relaxed lived-in fit and sleeves all the way to the wrist, sizes S through 3XL ~ hoist the colors and stay out a little longer
