| ID: | 19189 |
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| Entry Text: | Preston, Diana & Preston, Michael. A Pirate of Exquisite Mind: Explorer, Naturalist, and Buccaneer: The Life of William Dampier. New York: Doubleday; New York: Walker; New York: Berkley; New York: Penguin; London: Corgi, 2004, 2005, ix, 372 pp. To restore Dampier to historical importance: 3 circumnavigations; 1st expedition to Australia; influenced Humboldt, Darwin, Defoe, Swift. |