Project Gutenberg 2017-03-05 Public domain in the USA. 257 Russell, William Clark 1844 1911 Russell, W. Clark (William Clark) 17028746 William Dampier English men of action E-text prepared by sp1nd, Christian Boissonnas, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org) "William Dampier" by W. Clark Russell is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The book explores the life and adventures of the famous 17th-century explorer, pirate, and natural historian, William Dampier. It delves into Dampier's experiences on the seas, connecting his narrative to the broader context of navigation and piracy during that era. The opening of the narrative introduces readers to the world of 17th-century buccaneers, characterizing them as a rugged and "savage" community engaged in hunting and piracy. It discusses the challenges faced by early mariners and the art of navigation at that time, illustrating the difficulties they encountered aboard unwieldy ships without modern instruments. This section sets the stage for focusing on Dampier himself, shedding light on how he differed from his contemporaries by possessing qualities of courage and seamanship, while also hinting at the romanticized yet brutal life of piracy and exploration that defined his voyages. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 60.6 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Dampier, William, 1652-1715 G Text Category: Biographies Category: Adventure Category: History - Early Modern (c. 1450-1750) Category: History - Warfare 398483 2025-07-21T13:35:46.911683 text/html 380434 2024-10-23T01:49:01 text/html 313403 2025-07-21T13:35:52.046678 application/epub+zip 312257 2025-07-21T13:35:47.826657 application/epub+zip 192505 2025-07-21T13:35:47.362694 application/epub+zip 411449 2025-07-21T13:35:55.464680 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 377989 2025-07-21T13:35:51.581678 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 259232 2022-09-24T18:06:56.249802 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 358490 2025-07-21T13:35:46.352704 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 338596 2024-10-23T01:49:01 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17247 2025-07-21T13:35:55.598625 application/rdf+xml 4138 2025-07-21T13:35:47.447681 image/jpeg 1090 2025-07-21T13:35:47.407677 image/jpeg 276152 2025-07-21T13:35:46.951660 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia