{"product_id":"a-pirate-of-exquisite-mind-the-life-of-william-dampier","title":"A Pirate Of Exquisite Mind: The Life Of William Dampier","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Preston, Diana\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrand:\u003c\/b\u003e Corgi\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber Of Pages:\u003c\/b\u003e 512\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/b\u003e 01-04-2005\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Number:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780552772105\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDetails:\u003c\/b\u003e William Dampier, (1651-1715), was an English adventurer and pirate who preyed on ships on the Spanish Main. Poor and ill-educated and determined to make his fortune, he nonetheless had a passion for exploration and scientific research.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nDampier was the first to map the winds and currents of the world's oceans; led the first recorded party of Englishmen to set foot on Australia - 80 years before Cook; wrote about Galapagos wildlife 150 years before Darwin, who drew on Dampier's notes in his own work; was the first travel writer: A NEW VOYAGE AROUND THE WORLD was instant bestseller when it was published in 1697 - said to have influenced the novels of Swift and Defoe.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nA man full of contradictions: he who achieved so much 'blew it' later in life, declining into scandal, failure and even farce. 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\". A classic example of the best narrative history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEAN:\u003c\/b\u003e 8601300323411\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePackage Dimensions:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.8 x 5.1 x 1.5 inches\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguages:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Corgi","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50243300426032,"sku":"Trans_9780552772105","price":720.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0690\/9968\/4144\/files\/81lpCu9VqsL.jpg?v=1761296337","url":"https:\/\/www.retailmaharaj.com\/bn\/products\/a-pirate-of-exquisite-mind-the-life-of-william-dampier","provider":"Retail Maharaj","version":"1.0","type":"link"}