William Dampier (1651-1715) was one of the world’s true swashbucklers; not only the first Englishman to explore Australia and New Guinea, he circumnavigated the globe three times before age sixty. In this cogent biography, W. Clark Russell presents Dampier’s great adventures and vast achievements.
About the author
William Clark Russell (1844-1911) was born in New York City to English parents. He spent eight years with the British Merchant Marines before embarking on a career in journalism and fiction. Of his many novels, his best-known was The Wreck of the Grosvenor (1877).
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Language English ● Format EPUB ● Pages 206 ● ISBN 9781411447530 ● File size 0.2 MB ● Age 99-17 years ● Publisher Barnes & Noble ● Published 2011 ● Downloadable 24 months ● Currency EUR ● ID 5863396 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM
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