Privateer's Voyage Round the World (Seafarers' Voices) - Hardcover

Shelvocke, George

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9781848320666: Privateer's Voyage Round the World (Seafarers' Voices)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 1848320663 ISBN 13: 9781848320666
Publisher: Naval Institute Press, 2010

Synopsis

In 1719, Captain George Shelvocke, a poverty-stricken former Royal Navy officer, was appointed to command the Speedwell, a ship sent to prey on the Spanish in the Pacific. Off Chile, his ship was wrecked in the Juan Fernandez Islands. Undaunted, he built another vessel and eventually returned to England, via Macao, loaded with Spanish plunder. Back home he was arrested for piracy and defrauding his shareholders. His account is a fast-moving, incident-packed tale exposing the world of 18th-century privateers.

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About the Author

George Shelvocke entered the navy at fifteen and rose to second lieutenant. At the end of the wars with France and
Spain he found himself on half pay and became a privateer.

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Publisher
Naval Institute Press
Publication date
2010
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1848320663
ISBN 13 
9781848320666
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
1
Number of pages
224
Rating
  • 3.19 out of 5 stars
    16 ratings by Goodreads