{"product_id":"a-pirate-of-exquisite-mind-the-life-of-william-dampier-explorer-naturalist-and-buccaneer-9780425200377","title":"A Pirate of Exquisite Mind: The Life of William Dampier: Explorer, Naturalist, and Buccaneer","description":"Seventeenth-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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-16158973\"\u003eDiana Preston\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-16180129\"\u003eMichael Preston\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Berkley Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/05\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.93lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.22h x 6.24w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780425200377\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 042520037X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BIO\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BIO023000\"\u003eAdventurers \u0026amp; Explorers\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-HIS\"\u003eHistory\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-HIS010000\"\u003eEurope | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-HIS\"\u003eHistory\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-HIS057000\"\u003eMaritime History \u0026amp; Piracy\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\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","brand":"Berkley Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48458985210093,"sku":"9780425200377","price":28.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/files\/img_66d127e3-953a-4d1a-bac7-3d7375abf490.jpg?v=1753623987","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/es\/products\/a-pirate-of-exquisite-mind-the-life-of-william-dampier-explorer-naturalist-and-buccaneer-9780425200377","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}