A Pirate of Exquisite Mind
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A Pirate of Exquisite Mind by Diana Preston
Seventeenth-century pirate genius William Dampier sailed around the world three times when crossing the Pacific was a major feat, was the first explorer to visit all five continents, and reached Australia eighty years before Captain Cook. His exploits created a sensation in Europe. Swift and Defoe used his experiences in writing Gulliver's Travels and Robinson Crusoe. Darwin incorporated his concept of sub-species into the theory of evolution. Dampier's description of breadfruit was the impetus for Captain Bligh's voyage on the Bounty. He was so influential that today he has more than one thousand entries in the Oxford English Dictionary, including such words as chopsticks, barbecue, and kumquat. Anthropologists still use his work.| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780802714251 |
| ISBN 10 | 0802714250 |
| Title | A Pirate of Exquisite Mind |
| Author | Diana Preston |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Publisher | Walker & Co |
| Year published | 2004-04-01 |
| Number of pages | 372 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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