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A Pirate of Exquisite Mind: Explorer, Naturalist, and Buccaneer: The Life of William Dampier by Michael Preston, Diana Preston

A Pirate of Exquisite Mind: Explorer, Naturalist, and Buccaneer: The Life of William Dampier

Michael Preston, Diana Preston

372 pages first pub 2004 (view editions)

nonfiction biography history adventurous informative slow-paced
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A Pirate of Exquisite Mind is ideal for readers who enjoy richly detailed biographies of underappreciated historical figures whose daring adventures and groundbreaking contributions to science and exploration shaped the world’s understanding of nature and geography.

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Darwin took his books aboard the Beagle. Swift and Defoe used his experiences as inspiration in writing Gulliver's Travels and Robinson Crusoe. Captain Cook relied on his observations while voyaging around the world. Coleridge called him a genius ...

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