A Booty of Words: A Dictionary Devoted to the Linguistic Treasure Contributed to the English Language by the Pirate-Scientist William Da
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IN THE LATE seventeenth century, William Dampier and his fellow pirates sacked, burned, robbed and ransomed Spanish towns up and down the coasts of Central and South America. Dampier was never any good at this. As pirate or privateer captain, he never captured any treasure of note. However, he did bring home a treasury of useful knowledge in natural history, economics and political economy, hydrography, anthropology, zoology, ethnography, botany,...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1981290397
ISBN13:9781981290390
Release Date:October 2018
Publisher:Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Length:236 Pages
Weight:0.71 lbs.
Dimensions:0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"
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