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"item_title" : "The Life, Adventures & Piracies of the Famous Captain Singleton",
"item_author" : [" Daniel Defoe "],
"item_description" : "The narrative describes the life of an Englishman, stolen from a well-to-do family as a child and raised by Gypsies who eventually makes his way to sea. One half of the book concerns Singleton's crossing of Africa and the later half concerns his life as a pirate. Defoe's description of piracy focuses for the most part on matters of economics and logistics, making it an intriguing if not particularly gripping read. Singleton's piracy is more like a merchant adventurer, perhaps Defoe's comment on capitalism",
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Overview
The narrative describes the life of an Englishman, stolen from a well-to-do family as a child and raised by Gypsies who eventually makes his way to sea. One half of the book concerns Singleton's crossing of Africa and the later half concerns his life as a pirate. Defoe's description of piracy focuses for the most part on matters of economics and logistics, making it an intriguing if not particularly gripping read. Singleton's piracy is more like a merchant adventurer, perhaps Defoe's comment on capitalism
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Details
- ISBN-13: 9781974473649
- ISBN-10: 1974473643
- Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
- Publish Date: August 2017
- Dimensions: 9.02 x 5.98 x 0.54 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.77 pounds
- Page Count: 258
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