{"product_id":"a-pirate-of-exquisite-mind-the-life-of-william-dampier-explorer-naturalist-and-buccaneer-paperback","title":"A Pirate of Exquisite Mind: The Life of William Dampier: Explorer, Naturalist, and Buccaneer - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDiana Preston\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMichael Preston\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeventeenth-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 \u003ci\u003eGulliver's Travels\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eRobinson Crusoe\u003c\/i\u003e. 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 \u003ci\u003eBounty\u003c\/i\u003e. 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDiana Preston is an Oxford-trained historian, writer, and broadcaster who lives in London, England. She is the author of \u003cb\u003eThe Road to Culloden Moor: Bonnie Prince Charlie and the '45 Rebellion\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eA First Rate Tragedy: Robert Falcon Scott and the Race to the South Pole\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 9.22 x 6.24 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 05, 2005\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53460911227187,"sku":"9780425200377","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/s3xxpj-vy.myshopify.com\/products\/a-pirate-of-exquisite-mind-the-life-of-william-dampier-explorer-naturalist-and-buccaneer-paperback","provider":"The Celestial Starlit Phoenix ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}