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Language: English
Published by CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2017
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- Title
- Life, Adventures & Piracies of the Famous Captain Singleton
- Author
- Defoe, Daniel
- Publisher
- CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
- Publication year
- 2017
- Condition
- As New
- Binding
- Soft cover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1974473643
- ISBN 13
- 9781974473649
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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