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A Pirate of Exquisite Mind: Explorer, Naturalist, and Buccaneer: The Life of William Dampier
de Preston, Diana & Michael
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- ISBN 10
- 042520037X
- ISBN 13
- 9780425200377
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Webster, New York, United States
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Sobre este artículo
New York: Berkley Books, 2005. 1st Printing. Trade Paperback. Very Good. 6x1x9. First printing. Edge wear. 2005 Trade Paperback. ix, 372 pp. 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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- Librería
- Yesterday's Muse Books
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- Inventario del vendedor #
- 2343159
- Título
- A Pirate of Exquisite Mind: Explorer, Naturalist, and Buccaneer: The Life of William Dampier
- Autor
- Preston, Diana & Michael
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Trade Paperback
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Muy bueno
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- 1st Printing
- Encuadernación
- Tapa blanda
- ISBN 10
- 042520037X
- ISBN 13
- 9780425200377
- Editorial
- Berkley Books
- Lugar de publicación
- New York
- Fecha de publicación
- 2005
- Tamaño
- 6x1x9
- Palabras clave
- HISTORY BIOGRAPHY SCIENCE NATURE INTELLECUTAL WILLIAM DAMPIER AUSTRALIA EXPLORATION EXPEDITIONS ADVENTURE TRAVEL
- X weight
- 16 oz
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Yesterday's Muse Inc. is an independent used & rare bookseller that has been in operation for over 15 years. We opened our first 'brick and mortar' storefront in December of 2008 in our hometown of Webster, NY.Owner Jonathan Smalter is a member of the Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America (ABAA), former vice president of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA), both of which are trade organizations created to promote ethical online selling practices, and to encourage continuing education among fellow booksellers. He is also a 2011 graduate of the Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar (CABS). He has nearly 20 years of experience in the book trade, during which time he has become adept at evaluating used and collectible books.
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