Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Doibleday
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9780385607056ISBN:0385607059
Description: Very good in good dust jacket. The dust jacket has a small tear and a little edge wear. The pages are clean and unmarked. 372 p. Includes: index, bibliography. read more
Edition: NEW ED
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: TRANSWORLD PUBLISHERS LTD Country = UNITED KINGDOM
Date Published: 2005
ISBN-13:9780552772105ISBN:0552772100
Description: BRAND NEW PAPERBACK. 288 pages. (288 pages) a man full of contradictions: he who achieved so much 'blew it' later in life, declining into scandal, failure and even farce. a unique man ahead of his time, he lived a large part of his life among pirates yet managed to preserve what coleridge called his exquisite refinement of mind. a classic example of the best narrative history illustrations, maps, ports. edition new ed (Paperback) read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Corgi Books
Date Published: 01/04/2005
ISBN-13:9780552772105ISBN:0552772100
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"An Entertaining Biography that Illuminates a Fascinating Time. I really enjoyed A Pirate of Exquisite Mind. I have always been drawn to historical biographies (Galileo's Daughter, The Last Alchemist) and this tale of William Dampier a sometimes pirate and alltimes scientific observer really captivated me. I'm not too well versed in the time period covered by the book (the 1680 through 1714) so I found much to be surprised and entertained by. Descriptions of the wild and rough life on the fringes of European civilization contrasted well with the glimpse provided of little-touched or oftentimes completely unexplored islands in the Pacific. I was also interested in the depictions of the buccaneer culture, its social conventions and the consequences that result in disrupting that society. It was a fascinating time, Dampier was a very interesting character and A Pirate of Exquisite Mind was an enjoyable and enlightening book."
"I have really enjoyed reading this book. I don't read many non-fiction and especially not biographies / auto-biographies. I found it very interesting how one can have such intelligent minds yet be involved in piracy.
Is it the means to the end or does he really enjoy it? That's the question running through my mind as I read the book. It was really quite hard to know the answer as Dampier did not really mention what he's done / what he's thought of as a pirate. Of course, that's probably not a good idea as a public figure.
The books followed Dampier's voyages around the world, his scientific curiosity (not only of nature but also of cultures), and the reception of his works by the world. There was not many facts of his personal life but then again not much of it is known to the wide world."
"A pirate and a scientist? It's not as odd as you might think. And these days, with research funding so restricted, it is easier to understand than ever."
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