| A New Voyage and Description of the Isthmus of America Contributor(s): Wafer, Lionel (Author), Winship, George Parker (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1417923253 ISBN-13: 9781417923250 Publisher: Kessinger Publishing OUR PRICE: $26.55 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2004 Annotation: 1903. Wafer was an English naval surgeon who deserted to join the buccaneers. This volume recalls his adventures and observations of his expeditions to the Isthmus, the western coast of South America and the West Indies from 1680 to 1688. While crossing the Isthmus of Panama after the taking of Santa Maria, Wafer was injured and left in the care of Darien Indians. The Indians took a liking to him, which allowed him to gather material for this book. He was picked up by William Dampier, the English explorer and buccaneer. His book today is still recognized as a standard reference on the area. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Adventurers & Explorers - Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs |
| Dewey: B |
| Physical Information: 0.57" H x 5.8" W x 9.04" (0.76 lbs) 224 pages |
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| Publisher Description: This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work. |