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A Pirate of Exquisite Mind: Explorer, Naturalist, and Buccaneer: The Life of William Dampier
de Preston, Diana; Preston, Michael
- Usado
- Aceptable
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Aceptable/fine
- ISBN 10
- 0802714250
- ISBN 13
- 9780802714251
- Librería
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Batavia, Illinois, United States
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Sobre este artículo
Walker Books, 2004-04-01. First edition, complete line of . Hardcover. fine/fine. 9x6x1. NOT an ex library book. 372 pages including the index. Dust jacket has no chips or tears.
Sinopsis
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.
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Detalles
- Librería
- Dorothy Meyer - Bookseller
(US)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 337873
- Título
- A Pirate of Exquisite Mind: Explorer, Naturalist, and Buccaneer: The Life of William Dampier
- Autor
- Preston, Diana; Preston, Michael
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Aceptable
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- fine
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- First edition, complete line of
- ISBN 10
- 0802714250
- ISBN 13
- 9780802714251
- Editorial
- Walker Books
- Lugar de publicación
- New York
- Fecha de publicación
- 2004-04-01
- Tamaño
- 9x6x1
- X weight
- 26 oz
Términos de venta
Dorothy Meyer - Bookseller
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Sobre el vendedor
Dorothy Meyer - Bookseller
Miembro de Biblio desde 2005
Batavia, Illinois
Sobre Dorothy Meyer - Bookseller
Dorothy Meyer - Bookseller was established in 1987 offering collectible and out of print books. We offer a full line of general stock with an emphasis on Americana, Children & Juvenile, Juvenile Series and Military. We are careful in describing the condition of the book and the dust jacket. All dust jackets are protected with mylar covers. All books are subject to prior sale. Member of Midwest Book Hunters.
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