{"product_id":"2026100008774-secondhand-william-dampier-buccaneer-explorer","title":"William Dampier: Buccaneer Explorer","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Very good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: Slipcase: Good\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBefore James Cook charted the Pacific and before Alexander von Humboldt catalogued the natural world, there was William Dampier — pirate, naturalist, navigator, and one of the most extraordinary figures ever to sail the seven seas. William Dampier: Buccaneer Explorer chronicles the life of this remarkable seventeenth-century Englishman whose voyages of plunder and discovery took him around the globe three times, leaving behind journals of astonishing scientific and geographical precision. From the lawless coasts of the Caribbean to the uncharted shores of New Holland (now Australia), Dampier's adventures blur the line between swashbuckling villainy and enlightened inquiry.\n\nEdited and introduced by Gerald Norris, this beautifully curated Folio Society edition presents Dampier's own vivid writings alongside authoritative commentary that situates the man firmly within the grand tradition of British exploration. Dampier's prose — raw, observational, and thrillingly immediate — influenced no less a writer than Jonathan Swift, and his meticulous records of winds, currents, and flora made him a pioneer of modern meteorology and natural history. Norris's editorial hand brings both scholarly rigour and accessibility to a narrative that is part adventure, part science, and entirely unforgettable — leaving the reader to wonder how one man could have lived quite so many lives.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49342761468123,"sku":"2026100008774-SECONDHAND","price":35.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/d9b802a1-2b1f-49f8-ad3e-4086669e7753.png?v=1790048705","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026100008774-secondhand-william-dampier-buccaneer-explorer","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}