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Carrying letters of marque from Queen Anne authorizing him to prey on Spanish ships and territories in the South Seas, Woodes Rogers left Bristol in 1708 commanding two ships, the Duke and Dutchess. More than three years later, the ships came to anchor in the Thames loaded with one of the greatest treasures captured in British history. The journal Rogers published a year later told the story of how the treasure was won. An instance favorite and eagerly read ever since, the book is one of the most exciting accounts of travel, discovery and adventure ever written.
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This is the first-hand story of Woodes Rogers, the most successful British privateer ever, and his circumnavigation from 1708 to 1711. Rogers' mission was to harass Spanish shipping, and he did it splendidly, capturing two Spanish galleons laden with riches off the Pacific coast of the Americas. Along the way he rescued a castaway, a Scottish seaman named Alexander Selkirk, who joined his crew.
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