Piracy, Turtles and Flying Foxes
Dampier''s (1651-1715) adventures and writing inspired both Robinson Crusoe and Gulliver''s Travels, but in his own right he was a remarkable, observant and enjoyable writer - whether on a woefully mishandled pirate raid in Spanish America or on a desperate journey to Sumatra in an open boat or on the habits of manatees or bats. He also left the first description in English of the Aborigines of Au...
Dampier''s (1651-1715) adventures and writing inspired both Robinson Crusoe and Gulliver''s Travels, but in his own right he was a remarkable, observant and enjoyable writer - whether on a woefully mishandled pirate raid in Spanish America or on a desperate journey to Sumatra in an open boat or on the habits of manatees or bats. He also left the first description in English of the Aborigines of Au...
