Eyewitness Accounts At Sea with Pirates

The classic account of life on the ocean wave

About the author

William Dampier was the first Englishman to explore parts of what is today Australia, and the first person to circumnavigate the world three times. He was one of the most important British explorers between Sir Walter Raleigh and James Cook. After impressing the British Admiralty with his book, A New Voyage Round the World, Dampier was given command of a Royal Navy ship. On a later voyage, he rescued Alexander Selkirk, a former crewmate who may have inspired Daniel Defoe's Robinson Crusoe. Others influenced by Dampier's travels include Lord Nelson and Charles Darwin.

Summary

The classic account of life on the ocean wave

Product details

• Authors: William Dampier
• Publisher: Amberley Publishing
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.09.2014
• EAN: 9781445642802
• ISBN: 978-1-4456-4280-2
• No. of pages: 288
• Dimensions: 125 mm x 198 mm x 22 mm
• Weight: 263 g
• Series: Eyewitness Accounts; Eyewitness Accounts
• Subjects: Guides > Motor vehicles, aircraft, ships, space travel > Ships; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous