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A Pirate Of Exquisite Mind: The Life Of William Dampier by Diana Preston, Michael Preston
29.95 NZD
Category: Non-Fiction
"William Dampier, (1651 -1715), was an English adventurer and pirate who preyed on ships on the Spanish Main. Poor and ill-educated and determined to make his fortune, he nonetheless had a passion for exploration and scientific research. mong many extraordinary achievements Dampier mapped the winds and ...Show more
A Pirate of Exquisite Mind : The Life Of William Dampier, Explorer, Naturalist and Buccaneer by Diana & Michael Preston
37.95 NZD
39.95 (5% off)
Category: Non-Fiction | Reading Level: very good
A rip-roaring swashbuckler about a forgotten 17th century English hero who, starting as a poor, piratical buccaneer, became a famed round-the-world explorer. William Dampier, (1651- 1715), was an English adventurer and pirate who preyed on ships on the Spanish Main. Poor and ill-educated and determined ...Show more
A Teardrop on the Cheek of Time: The Story of the Taj Mahal by Diana & Michael Preston
29.99 NZD
Category: History
In 1631, the heartbroken Moghul Emperor, Shah Jahan, ordered the construction of a monument of unsurpassed splendor and majesty in memory of his beloved wife. Theirs was an extraordinary story of passionate love: although almost constantly pregnant - she bore him fourteen children - Mumtaz Mahal followe ...Show more
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