William Dampier, (1651-1715), was an English adventurer and pirate who preyed on ships on the Spanish Main. A unique man ahead of his time, he lived a large part of his life among pirates yet managed to preserve what Coleridge called his "exquisite refinement of mind".
William Dampier, (1651-1715), was an English adventurer and pirate who preyed on ships on the Spanish Main. A unique man ahead of his time, he lived a large part of his life among pirates yet managed to preserve what Coleridge called his "exquisite refinement of mind".Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Diana Preston is an Oxford-trained historian, writer, and broadcaster who lives in London. She is the author of The Road to Culloden Moor; A First Rate Tragedy: Robert Falcon Scott and the Race to the South Pole; The Boxer Rebellion and Wilful Murder: The Sinking of the Lusitania. Michael Preston, Diana Preston's husband, read English at Oxford University and is now an historian and traveller.
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A Pirate of Exquisite MindAcknowledgments Prologue Part I: The Adventurer I. A Self-Conceited Young Man II. A Great Prospect of Getting Money Here III. To Seek a Subsistence IV. A Door to the South Seas Part II: The Buccaneer V. That Sacred Hunger of Gold VI. Two Fat Monkeys VII. The Bachelor's Delight VIII. The Enchanted Islands IX. We Ran for It Part III: The Traveler X. You Would Have Poisened Them XI. As White as Milk and as Soft as Cream XII. This Mad Crew XIII. New-Gotten Library XIV. Our Little Ark XV. Gut Rot and Gunpowder XVI. The Painted Prince Part IV: The Celebrity XVII. The Rover's Return XVIII. Good Copy XIX. Dampier's Voyage Takes so Wonderfully XX. Kiss My Arse XXI. Shark's Bay XXII. A Flame of Fire XXIII. Not a Fit Person Part V: The Ancient Mariner XXIV. Brandy Enough XXV. The Manila Galleon at Last Epilogue Notes and Sources Bibliography Art Credits Index
A Pirate of Exquisite MindAcknowledgments Prologue Part I: The Adventurer I. A Self-Conceited Young Man II. A Great Prospect of Getting Money Here III. To Seek a Subsistence IV. A Door to the South Seas Part II: The Buccaneer V. That Sacred Hunger of Gold VI. Two Fat Monkeys VII. The Bachelor's Delight VIII. The Enchanted Islands IX. We Ran for It Part III: The Traveler X. You Would Have Poisened Them XI. As White as Milk and as Soft as Cream XII. This Mad Crew XIII. New-Gotten Library XIV. Our Little Ark XV. Gut Rot and Gunpowder XVI. The Painted Prince Part IV: The Celebrity XVII. The Rover's Return XVIII. Good Copy XIX. Dampier's Voyage Takes so Wonderfully XX. Kiss My Arse XXI. Shark's Bay XXII. A Flame of Fire XXIII. Not a Fit Person Part V: The Ancient Mariner XXIV. Brandy Enough XXV. The Manila Galleon at Last Epilogue Notes and Sources Bibliography Art Credits Index
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